diff --git a/docker/actions/cluster_actions.go b/docker/actions/cluster_actions.go
index 85f0e1eae006..7a087387c161 100644
--- a/docker/actions/cluster_actions.go
+++ b/docker/actions/cluster_actions.go
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ func DeleteClusterNode(clusterName, nodeName string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to list all control planes")
 	}
+	// If there is only one control plane being deleted do not update the corev1.Node list
+	if len(allControlPlanes) == 1 {
+		return nil
+	}
 	var node nodes.Node
 	// pick one that doesn't match the node name we are trying to delete
 	for _, n := range allControlPlanes {
diff --git a/docker/actions/kind.go b/docker/actions/kind.go
index 3a576ee23b16..f3450d5b2963 100644
--- a/docker/actions/kind.go
+++ b/docker/actions/kind.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (m *MachineActions) DeleteControlPlane(clusterName, nodeName string) error
 		fmt.Sprintf("name=%s$", nodeName),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
 	// assume it's already deleted
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (m *MachineActions) DeleteControlPlane(clusterName, nodeName string) error
 	// Delete the infrastructure
 	log.Info("Deleting node")
 	if err := nodes.Delete(node); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 	return ConfigureLoadBalancer(clusterName)
 }