diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 46673225d2b..3bff6d3cd6a 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -236,9 +236,8 @@ ENABLE_CONTROLLER_ATTACH_DETACH=${ENABLE_CONTROLLER_ATTACH_DETACH:-"true"} # cur
 # which should be able to be used as the CA to verify itself
 CERT_DIR=${CERT_DIR:-"/var/run/kubernetes"}
 ROOT_CA_FILE=${CERT_DIR}/server-ca.crt
-ROOT_CA_KEY=${CERT_DIR}/server-ca.key
-CLUSTER_SIGNING_CERT_FILE=${CLUSTER_SIGNING_CERT_FILE:-"${ROOT_CA_FILE}"}
-CLUSTER_SIGNING_KEY_FILE=${CLUSTER_SIGNING_KEY_FILE:-"${ROOT_CA_KEY}"}
+CLUSTER_SIGNING_CERT_FILE=${CLUSTER_SIGNING_CERT_FILE:-"${CERT_DIR}/client-ca.crt"}
+CLUSTER_SIGNING_KEY_FILE=${CLUSTER_SIGNING_KEY_FILE:-"${CERT_DIR}/client-ca.key"}
 # Reuse certs will skip generate new ca/cert files under CERT_DIR
 # it's useful with PRESERVE_ETCD=true because new ca will make existed service account secrets invalided
 REUSE_CERTS=${REUSE_CERTS:-false}
@@ -610,6 +609,9 @@ EOF
     # Grant apiserver permission to speak to the kubelet
     ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig "${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" create clusterrolebinding kube-apiserver-kubelet-admin --clusterrole=system:kubelet-api-admin --user=kube-apiserver
 
+    # Grant kubelets permission to request client certificates
+    ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig "${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" create clusterrolebinding kubelet-csr --clusterrole=system:certificates.k8s.io:certificatesigningrequests:selfnodeclient --group=system:nodes
+
     ${CONTROLPLANE_SUDO} cp "${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" "${CERT_DIR}/admin-kube-aggregator.kubeconfig"
     ${CONTROLPLANE_SUDO} chown "$(whoami)" "${CERT_DIR}/admin-kube-aggregator.kubeconfig"
     ${KUBECTL} config set-cluster local-up-cluster --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin-kube-aggregator.kubeconfig" --server="https://${API_HOST_IP}:31090"
@@ -686,7 +688,7 @@ function wait_node_ready(){
   # check the nodes information after kubelet daemon start
   local nodes_stats="${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig '${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig' get nodes"
   local node_name=$HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE
-  local system_node_wait_time=30
+  local system_node_wait_time=60
   local interval_time=2
   kube::util::wait_for_success "$system_node_wait_time" "$interval_time" "$nodes_stats | grep $node_name"
   if [ $? == "1" ]; then
@@ -770,7 +772,9 @@ function start_kubelet {
       "--hostname-override=${HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE}"
       "${cloud_config_arg[@]}"
       "--address=${KUBELET_HOST}"
-      --kubeconfig "${CERT_DIR}"/kubelet.kubeconfig
+      "--bootstrap-kubeconfig=${CERT_DIR}/kubelet.kubeconfig"
+      "--kubeconfig=${CERT_DIR}/kubelet-rotated.kubeconfig"
+      "--rotate-certificates=true"
       "--feature-gates=${FEATURE_GATES}"
       "--cpu-cfs-quota=${CPU_CFS_QUOTA}"
       "--enable-controller-attach-detach=${ENABLE_CONTROLLER_ATTACH_DETACH}"
@@ -800,6 +804,9 @@ function start_kubelet {
     fi
     
     if [[ "${REUSE_CERTS}" != true ]]; then
+        # clear previous dynamic certs
+        sudo rm -fr "/var/lib/kubelet/pki" "${CERT_DIR}/kubelet-rotated.kubeconfig"
+        # create new certs
         generate_kubelet_certs
     fi