diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index 3d6c4cfb012..5cae332cf9e 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ if [[ "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "docker" ]]; then
   export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT:-unix:///var/run/dockershim.sock}
   export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME:-docker}
   export LOAD_IMAGE_COMMAND=${KUBE_LOAD_IMAGE_COMMAND:-}
-elif [[ "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "containerd" ]]; then
+elif [[ "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "containerd" ||  "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "remote" ]]; then
   export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT:-unix:///run/containerd/containerd.sock}
   export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME:-containerd}
   export LOG_DUMP_SYSTEMD_SERVICES=${LOG_DUMP_SYSTEMD_SERVICES:-containerd}
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 27fca684caa..6f4012d4fba 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ if [[ "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "docker" ]]; then
   export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT:-unix:///var/run/dockershim.sock}
   export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME:-docker}
   export LOAD_IMAGE_COMMAND=${KUBE_LOAD_IMAGE_COMMAND:-}
-elif [[ "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "containerd" ]]; then
+elif [[ "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "containerd" || "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" == "remote" ]]; then
   export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT:-unix:///run/containerd/containerd.sock}
   export CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME_NAME:-containerd}
   export LOAD_IMAGE_COMMAND=${KUBE_LOAD_IMAGE_COMMAND:-ctr -n=k8s.io images import}