diff --git a/modules/aws/node/templates/user-data.tftpl b/modules/aws/node/templates/user-data.tftpl
index 9cbb508..1af98de 100644
--- a/modules/aws/node/templates/user-data.tftpl
+++ b/modules/aws/node/templates/user-data.tftpl
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-MIME-Version: 1.0
-Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="BOUNDARY"
-
---BOUNDARY
-Content-Type: application/node.eks.aws
-
 ---
 apiVersion: node.eks.aws/v1alpha1
 kind: NodeConfig
@@ -13,5 +7,10 @@ spec:
     apiServerEndpoint: ${api_endpoint}
     certificateAuthority: ${certificate_authority}
     cidr: ${cidr}
-
---BOUNDARY--
\ No newline at end of file
+  %{~ if length(kubelet_flags) > 0 ~}
+  kubelet:
+    flags:
+    %{~ for flag in kubelet_flags }
+    - ${flag}
+    %{~ endfor }
+  %{~ endif }
\ No newline at end of file