diff --git a/pkg/clusterapi/system.go b/pkg/clusterapi/system.go
index cd65dbe58f..605cbd7128 100644
--- a/pkg/clusterapi/system.go
+++ b/pkg/clusterapi/system.go
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ func (c *system) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 					"--webhook-port={{.WebhookPort}}",
 					"--webhook-cert-dir={{.WebhookCertDir}}",
 					"--leader-elect=false",
+					"--enable-keep-alive=false",
 				},
 				map[string]string{
 					"EXP_KUBEADM_BOOTSTRAP_FORMAT_IGNITION": "true",