diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index f766dbd8c49..123fe36bdc1 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -2544,6 +2544,7 @@ EOF
 
   # Place addon manager pod manifest.
   src_file="${src_dir}/kube-addon-manager.yaml"
+  sed -i -e "s@{{kubectl_prune_whitelist_override}}@${KUBECTL_PRUNE_WHITELIST_OVERRIDE:-}@g" "${src_file}"
   sed -i -e "s@{{kubectl_extra_prune_whitelist}}@${ADDON_MANAGER_PRUNE_WHITELIST:-}@g" "${src_file}"
   sed -i -e "s@{{runAsUser}}@${KUBE_ADDON_MANAGER_RUNASUSER:-2002}@g" "${src_file}"
   sed -i -e "s@{{runAsGroup}}@${KUBE_ADDON_MANAGER_RUNASGROUP:-2002}@g" "${src_file}"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml b/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
index 92216140c46..bce6a3a34ec 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
+++ b/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
         - all
     # When updating version also bump it in:
     # - test/kubemark/resources/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
-    image: k8s.gcr.io/kube-addon-manager:v9.0.2
+    image: k8s.gcr.io/kube-addon-manager:v9.1.1
     command:
     - /bin/bash
     - -c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ spec:
       name: srvkube
       readOnly: true
     env:
+    - name: KUBECTL_PRUNE_WHITELIST_OVERRIDE
+      value: {{kubectl_prune_whitelist_override}}
     - name: KUBECTL_EXTRA_PRUNE_WHITELIST
       value: {{kubectl_extra_prune_whitelist}}
     - name: KUBECTL_OPTS
diff --git a/test/kubemark/resources/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml b/test/kubemark/resources/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
index 10a96ba1082..2cd85b4b877 100644
--- a/test/kubemark/resources/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
+++ b/test/kubemark/resources/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ spec:
   hostNetwork: true
   containers:
   - name: kube-addon-manager
-    image: {{kube_docker_registry}}/kube-addon-manager:v9.0.2
+    image: {{kube_docker_registry}}/kube-addon-manager:v9.1.1
     command:
     - /bin/bash
     - -c