diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index ae50f15037f..fa843c50c70 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ function start_dns_addon {
         ${SED} -i -e "s/dns_memory_limit/${DNS_MEMORY_LIMIT}/g" dns.yaml
         # TODO update to dns role once we have one.
         # use kubectl to create dns addon
-        if ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system create -f dns.yaml ; then
+        if ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system apply -f dns.yaml ; then
             echo "${DNS_ADDON} addon successfully deployed."
         else
 		echo "Something is wrong with your DNS input"
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ function start_nodelocaldns {
   ${SED} -i -e "s/__PILLAR__LOCAL__DNS__/${LOCAL_DNS_IP}/g" nodelocaldns.yaml
 
   # use kubectl to create nodelocaldns addon
-  ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system create -f nodelocaldns.yaml
+  ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system apply -f nodelocaldns.yaml
   echo "NodeLocalDNS addon successfully deployed."
   rm nodelocaldns.yaml
 }
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ function create_storage_class {
 
     if [ -e "${CLASS_FILE}" ]; then
         echo "Create default storage class for ${CLOUD_PROVIDER}"
-        ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" create -f "${CLASS_FILE}"
+        ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" apply -f "${CLASS_FILE}"
     else
         echo "No storage class available for ${CLOUD_PROVIDER}."
     fi