diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
index ebed5b76d26..2f5707790b6 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ def configure_worker_services(api_servers, dns, cluster_cidr):
     kubelet_opts.add('tls-cert-file', server_cert_path)
     kubelet_opts.add('tls-private-key-file', server_key_path)
     kubelet_opts.add('logtostderr', 'true')
+    kubelet_opts.add('fail-swap-on', 'false')
 
     kube_proxy_opts = FlagManager('kube-proxy')
     kube_proxy_opts.add('cluster-cidr', cluster_cidr)