diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index ca7be60e285..e915750b22b 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ KUBEPROXY_TEST_LOG_LEVEL="${KUBEPROXY_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-$TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL}"
 
 TEST_CLUSTER_RESYNC_PERIOD="${TEST_CLUSTER_RESYNC_PERIOD:---min-resync-period=3m}"
 
-KUBELET_TEST_ARGS="--max-pods=110"
+KUBELET_TEST_ARGS="--max-pods=110 --serialize-image-pulls=false"
 APISERVER_TEST_ARGS="--runtime-config=extensions/v1beta1"
 CONTROLLER_MANAGER_TEST_ARGS="${TEST_CLUSTER_RESYNC_PERIOD}"
 SCHEDULER_TEST_ARGS=""