diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index be149907437..0d12a0e1c98 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER=${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER:-false}
 EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER_BINARY=${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER_BINARY:-""}
 CLOUD_PROVIDER=${CLOUD_PROVIDER:-""}
 CLOUD_CONFIG=${CLOUD_CONFIG:-""}
+EXTERNAL_CLOUD_VOLUME_PLUGIN=${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_VOLUME_PLUGIN:-"${CLOUD_PROVIDER}"}
 FEATURE_GATES=${FEATURE_GATES:-"AllAlpha=false"}
 STORAGE_BACKEND=${STORAGE_BACKEND:-"etcd3"}
 STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE=${STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE:-""}
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ function start_controller_manager {
     cloud_config_arg=("--cloud-provider=${CLOUD_PROVIDER}" "--cloud-config=${CLOUD_CONFIG}")
     if [[ "${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER:-}" == "true" ]]; then
       cloud_config_arg=("--cloud-provider=external")
-      cloud_config_arg+=("--external-cloud-volume-plugin=${CLOUD_PROVIDER}")
+      cloud_config_arg+=("--external-cloud-volume-plugin=${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_VOLUME_PLUGIN}")
       cloud_config_arg+=("--cloud-config=${CLOUD_CONFIG}")
     fi