diff --git a/docs/getting-started-guides/aws/cloud-configs/node.yaml b/docs/getting-started-guides/aws/cloud-configs/node.yaml
index d88fe92b753..e21959fda06 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started-guides/aws/cloud-configs/node.yaml
+++ b/docs/getting-started-guides/aws/cloud-configs/node.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ coreos:
     metadata: "role=node"
   flannel:
     interface: eth1
+    etcd_endpoints: http://<master-private-ip>:4001
   units:
     - name: etcd.service
       mask: true
@@ -16,9 +17,8 @@ coreos:
       drop-ins:
         - name: 50-network-config.conf
           content: |
-            [Unit]
-            Requires=etcd.service
             [Service]
+            ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c "until curl http://<master-private-ip>:4001/v2/machines; do sleep 2; done"
             ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/etcdctl set /coreos.com/network/config '{"Network":"10.244.0.0/16", "Backend": {"Type": "vxlan"}}'
     - name: docker.service
       command: start
diff --git a/docs/getting-started-guides/coreos/cloud-configs/node.yaml b/docs/getting-started-guides/coreos/cloud-configs/node.yaml
index 5c9a28ee153..6fee0f66f59 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started-guides/coreos/cloud-configs/node.yaml
+++ b/docs/getting-started-guides/coreos/cloud-configs/node.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ coreos:
     metadata: "role=node"
   flannel:
     interface: eth1
+    etcd_endpoints: http://<master-private-ip>:4001
   units:
     - name: etcd.service
       mask: true
@@ -16,9 +17,8 @@ coreos:
       drop-ins:
         - name: 50-network-config.conf
           content: |
-            [Unit]
-            Requires=etcd.service
             [Service]
+            ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c "until curl http://<master-private-ip>:4001/v2/machines; do sleep 2; done"
             ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/etcdctl set /coreos.com/network/config '{"Network":"10.244.0.0/16", "Backend": {"Type": "vxlan"}}'
     - name: docker.service
       command: start