diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
index 43aab68780a..6994c127489 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ func NewCmdInit(out io.Writer, initOptions *initOptions) *cobra.Command {
 
 	// initialize the workflow runner with the list of phases
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewPreflightPhase())
-	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewKubeletStartPhase())
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewCertsPhase())
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewKubeConfigPhase())
+	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewKubeletStartPhase())
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewControlPlanePhase())
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewEtcdPhase())
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewWaitControlPlanePhase())