diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
index 9648d6987..b02e0c0a0 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ KUBE_LOGGING="--log-dir={{ kube_log_dir }} --logtostderr=true"
 KUBE_LOGGING="--logtostderr=true"
 {% endif %}
 KUBE_LOG_LEVEL="--v={{ kube_log_level | default('2') }}"
-{% if inventory_hostname in groups['kube-node'] %}
-KUBELET_API_SERVER="--api_servers={{ kube_apiserver_endpoint }}"
-{% endif %}
 # The address for the info server to serve on (set to 0.0.0.0 or "" for all interfaces)
 KUBELET_ADDRESS="--address={{ ip | default("0.0.0.0") }}"
 # The port for the info server to serve on
@@ -20,11 +17,11 @@ KUBELET_REGISTER_NODE="--register-node=false"
 {% endif %}
 # location of the api-server
 {% if dns_setup|bool and skip_dnsmasq|bool %}
-KUBELET_ARGS="--cluster_dns={{ skydns_server }} --cluster_domain={{ dns_domain }} --kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir}}/node-kubeconfig.yaml --config={{ kube_manifest_dir }} --resolv-conf={{ kube_resolv_conf }} --pod-infra-container-image={{ pod_infra_image_repo }}:{{ pod_infra_image_tag }}"
+KUBELET_ARGS="--cluster_dns={{ skydns_server }} --cluster_domain={{ dns_domain }} --kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir}}/node-kubeconfig.yaml --require-kubeconfig --pod-manifest-path={{ kube_manifest_dir }} --resolv-conf={{ kube_resolv_conf }} --pod-infra-container-image={{ pod_infra_image_repo }}:{{ pod_infra_image_tag }}"
 {% elif dns_setup|bool %}
-KUBELET_ARGS="--cluster_dns={{ dns_server }} --cluster_domain={{ dns_domain }} --kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir}}/node-kubeconfig.yaml --config={{ kube_manifest_dir }} --resolv-conf={{ kube_resolv_conf }} --pod-infra-container-image={{ pod_infra_image_repo }}:{{ pod_infra_image_tag }}"
+KUBELET_ARGS="--cluster_dns={{ dns_server }} --cluster_domain={{ dns_domain }} --kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir}}/node-kubeconfig.yaml --require-kubeconfig --pod-manifest-path={{ kube_manifest_dir }} --resolv-conf={{ kube_resolv_conf }} --pod-infra-container-image={{ pod_infra_image_repo }}:{{ pod_infra_image_tag }}"
 {% else %}
-KUBELET_ARGS="--kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir}}/kubelet.kubeconfig --config={{ kube_manifest_dir }} --pod-infra-container-image={{ pod_infra_image_repo }}:{{ pod_infra_image_tag }}"
+KUBELET_ARGS="--kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir}}/kubelet.kubeconfig --pod-manifest-path={{ kube_manifest_dir }} --pod-infra-container-image={{ pod_infra_image_repo }}:{{ pod_infra_image_tag }}"
 {% endif %}
 {% if kube_network_plugin is defined and kube_network_plugin in ["calico", "weave", "canal"] %}
 KUBELET_NETWORK_PLUGIN="--network-plugin=cni --network-plugin-dir=/etc/cni/net.d"