diff --git a/cluster/gce/util.sh b/cluster/gce/util.sh
index 42b356ce98c..759e5ae5963 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/util.sh
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ function verify-prereqs {
   if [ ! -w $(dirname `which gcloud`) ]; then
     sudo_prefix="sudo"
   fi
-  ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components update alpha || true
-  ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components update beta || true
+  ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components install alpha || true
+  ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components install beta || true
   ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components update || true
 }
 
diff --git a/cluster/gke/util.sh b/cluster/gke/util.sh
index 34fad954da7..07dd18aff2e 100755
--- a/cluster/gke/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/gke/util.sh
@@ -98,10 +98,9 @@ function verify-prereqs() {
   if [ ! -w $(dirname `which gcloud`) ]; then
     sudo_prefix="sudo"
   fi
-  ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components update alpha || true
-  ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components update beta || true
-  ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components update ${CMD_GROUP:-} || true
-  ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components update kubectl|| true
+  ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components install alpha || true
+  ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components install beta || true
+  ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components install kubectl|| true
   ${sudo_prefix} gcloud ${gcloud_prompt:-} components update || true
 }