diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index 316c177b1dd..0556904b736 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ MASTER_DISK_SIZE=${MASTER_DISK_SIZE:-20GB}
 NODE_DISK_TYPE=${NODE_DISK_TYPE:-pd-standard}
 NODE_DISK_SIZE=${NODE_DISK_SIZE:-100GB}
 REGISTER_MASTER_KUBELET=${REGISTER_MASTER:-true}
-PREEMPTIBLE_MINION=${PREEMPTIBLE_MINION:-false}
+PREEMPTIBLE_NODE=${PREEMPTIBLE_NODE:-false}
 
 OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-debian}
 MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20151103}
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 6f3274b534b..e4fe0d5693b 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ NODE_DISK_TYPE=${NODE_DISK_TYPE:-pd-standard}
 NODE_DISK_SIZE=${NODE_DISK_SIZE:-100GB}
 REGISTER_MASTER_KUBELET=${REGISTER_MASTER:-false}
 KUBE_APISERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=300
-PREEMPTIBLE_MINION=${PREEMPTIBLE_MINION:-false}
+PREEMPTIBLE_NODE=${PREEMPTIBLE_NODE:-false}
 
 OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-debian}
 MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20151103}
diff --git a/cluster/gce/util.sh b/cluster/gce/util.sh
index aed1742c2cb..0705906f621 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/util.sh
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ function create-node-template {
 
   local attempt=1
   local preemptible_minions=""
-  if [[ "${PREEMPTIBLE_MINION}" == "true" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${PREEMPTIBLE_NODE}" == "true" ]]; then
     preemptible_minions="--preemptible --maintenance-policy TERMINATE"
   fi
   while true; do
diff --git a/cluster/kubemark/config-default.sh b/cluster/kubemark/config-default.sh
index f97df8dfece..9bc5392ad23 100644
--- a/cluster/kubemark/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/kubemark/config-default.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ NUM_NODES=${NUM_NODES:-100}
 MASTER_DISK_TYPE=pd-ssd
 MASTER_DISK_SIZE=${MASTER_DISK_SIZE:-20GB}
 REGISTER_MASTER_KUBELET=${REGISTER_MASTER:-false}
-PREEMPTIBLE_MINION=${PREEMPTIBLE_MINION:-false}
+PREEMPTIBLE_NODE=${PREEMPTIBLE_NODE:-false}
 
 OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-debian}
 MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20151103}