diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index c934e23a25e..94c7286103c 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1506,6 +1506,13 @@ function set_docker_options_non_ubuntu() {
 
    addockeropt "\"mtu\": 1460,"
    addockeropt "\"storage-driver\": \"overlay2\","
+   echo "setting live restore"
+   # Disable live-restore if the environment variable is set.
+   if [[ "${DISABLE_DOCKER_LIVE_RESTORE:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
+      addockeropt "\"live-restore\": \"false\","
+   else
+      addockeropt "\"live-restore\": \"true\","
+   fi
 }
 
 function assemble-docker-flags {
@@ -1552,13 +1559,6 @@ addockeropt "\"pidfile\": \"/var/run/docker.pid\",
   disable_aufs
   set_docker_options_non_ubuntu
 
-  echo "setting live restore"
-   # Disable live-restore if the environment variable is set.
-   if [[ "${DISABLE_DOCKER_LIVE_RESTORE:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
-      addockeropt "\"live-restore\": \"false\","
-   else
-      addockeropt "\"live-restore\": \"true\","
-   fi
 
   echo "setting docker logging options"
   # Configure docker logging