diff --git a/cluster/ubuntu/util.sh b/cluster/ubuntu/util.sh
index f35906ea17a..7aa3954abec 100755
--- a/cluster/ubuntu/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/ubuntu/util.sh
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ KUBELET_OPTS="\
  --hostname-override=${1} \
  --api-servers=http://${2}:8080 \
  --logtostderr=true \
+ --config=/etc/kubernetes/manifests \
  --cluster-dns=$3 \
  --cluster-domain=$4"
 EOF