diff --git a/cluster/defaults.go b/cluster/defaults.go
index 16d716b9..276d105d 100644
--- a/cluster/defaults.go
+++ b/cluster/defaults.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultAuthStrategy      = "x509"
 	DefaultAuthorizationMode = "rbac"
 
-	DefaultNetworkPlugin        = "flannel"
+	DefaultNetworkPlugin        = "canal"
 	DefaultNetworkCloudProvider = "none"
 
 	DefaultIngressController = "nginx"