diff --git a/pkg/cluster/internal/create/actions/createworker/keosinstaller.go b/pkg/cluster/internal/create/actions/createworker/keosinstaller.go
index 894c965a33..69b502f7b6 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/internal/create/actions/createworker/keosinstaller.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/internal/create/actions/createworker/keosinstaller.go
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ type KEOSDescriptor struct {
 	} `yaml:"gcp,omitempty"`
 	Keos struct {
 		Calico struct {
-			Ipip                 bool   `yaml:"ipip"`
-			Pool                 string `yaml:"pool"`
+			Ipip                 bool   `yaml:"ipip,omitempty"`
+			Pool                 string `yaml:"pool,omitempty"`
 			DeployTigeraOperator bool   `yaml:"deploy_tigera_operator"`
-		} `yaml:"calico,omitempty"`
+		} `yaml:"calico"`
 		ClusterID string `yaml:"cluster_id"`
 		Dns       struct {
 			ExternalDns struct {