diff --git a/templates/flavors/base/cluster-template.yaml b/templates/flavors/base/cluster-template.yaml
index 5abb799a..15b8e52a 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/base/cluster-template.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/base/cluster-template.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       preKubeadmCommands:
       - /etc/rc.d/init.d/docker-import-mcr-k8s.sh
+      useExperimentalRetryJoin: true
       joinConfiguration:
         nodeRegistration:
           name: '{{ ds.meta_data["local_hostname"] }}'