diff --git a/cluster/addons/metrics-server/metrics-server-deployment.yaml b/cluster/addons/metrics-server/metrics-server-deployment.yaml
index 5b19bf769a3..e82eb9d74a2 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/metrics-server/metrics-server-deployment.yaml
+++ b/cluster/addons/metrics-server/metrics-server-deployment.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@ metadata:
     kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
     addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
 ---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: metrics-server-config
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: EnsureExists
+data:
+  NannyConfiguration: |-
+    apiVersion: nannyconfig/v1alpha1
+    kind: NannyConfiguration
+---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -43,7 +56,7 @@ spec:
           name: https
           protocol: TCP
       - name: metrics-server-nanny
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/addon-resizer:1.7
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/addon-resizer:1.8.1
         resources:
           limits:
             cpu: 100m
@@ -60,8 +73,12 @@ spec:
             valueFrom:
               fieldRef:
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: metrics-server-config-volume
+          mountPath: /etc/config
         command:
           - /pod_nanny
+          - --config-dir=/etc/config
           - --cpu=40m
           - --extra-cpu=0.5m
           - --memory=140Mi
@@ -71,6 +88,10 @@ spec:
           - --container=metrics-server
           - --poll-period=300000
           - --estimator=exponential
+      volumes:
+        - name: metrics-server-config-volume
+          configMap:
+            name: metrics-server-config
       tolerations:
         - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
           operator: "Exists"