diff --git a/contrib/init/systemd/environ/kubelet b/contrib/init/systemd/environ/kubelet
index f4d0da2bc5c..303850be496 100644
--- a/contrib/init/systemd/environ/kubelet
+++ b/contrib/init/systemd/environ/kubelet
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ KUBELET_PORT="--port=10250"
 # You may leave this blank to use the actual hostname
 KUBELET_HOSTNAME="--hostname_override=127.0.0.1"
 
+# location of the api-server
+KUBELET_API_SERVER="--api_server=127.0.0.1:8080"
+
 # Add your own!
 KUBELET_ARGS=""
diff --git a/contrib/init/systemd/kubelet.service b/contrib/init/systemd/kubelet.service
index 9c43f50ef1c..112dbe6dc1f 100644
--- a/contrib/init/systemd/kubelet.service
+++ b/contrib/init/systemd/kubelet.service
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/kubernetes/kubelet
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/kubelet \
 	    $KUBE_LOGTOSTDERR \
 	    $KUBE_LOG_LEVEL \
-	    $KUBE_ETCD_SERVERS \
+	    $KUBELET_API_SERVER \
 	    $KUBELET_ADDRESS \
 	    $KUBELET_PORT \
 	    $KUBELET_HOSTNAME \