diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 9fadd23db82..e2af014e05a 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ function start_apiserver {
     # Admission Controllers to invoke prior to persisting objects in cluster
     #
     # ResourceQuota must come last, or a creation is recorded, but the pod may be forbidden.
-    ADMISSION_CONTROL=Initializers,NamespaceLifecycle,LimitRanger,ServiceAccount${security_admission},DefaultStorageClass,DefaultTolerationSeconds,MutatingAdmissionWebhook,ValidatingAdmissionWebhook,ResourceQuota
+    ADMISSION_CONTROL=Initializers,NamespaceLifecycle,LimitRanger,ServiceAccount${security_admission},DefaultStorageClass,DefaultTolerationSeconds,MutatingAdmissionWebhook,ValidatingAdmissionWebhook,ResourceQuota,PodPreset
     # This is the default dir and filename where the apiserver will generate a self-signed cert
     # which should be able to be used as the CA to verify itself
 
@@ -479,6 +479,13 @@ function start_apiserver {
         RUNTIME_CONFIG+="admissionregistration.k8s.io/v1alpha1"
     fi
 
+    if [[ ${ADMISSION_CONTROL} == *"PodPreset"* ]]; then
+        if [[ -n "${RUNTIME_CONFIG}" ]]; then
+            RUNTIME_CONFIG+=","
+        fi
+        RUNTIME_CONFIG+="settings.k8s.io/v1alpha1"
+    fi
+
     runtime_config=""
     if [[ -n "${RUNTIME_CONFIG}" ]]; then
       runtime_config="--runtime-config=${RUNTIME_CONFIG}"