diff --git a/clustertool/cmd/talos_apply.go b/clustertool/cmd/talos_apply.go
index 1b8742582b1..486b20c42cb 100644
--- a/clustertool/cmd/talos_apply.go
+++ b/clustertool/cmd/talos_apply.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func RunApply(kubeconfig bool, node string, extraArgs []string) {
     gencmd.ExecCmds(taloscmds, true)
 
     if kubeconfig {
-        kubeconfigcmds := gencmd.GenPlain("kubeconfig", helper.TalEnv["VIP_IP"], extraArgs)
+        kubeconfigcmds := gencmd.GenPlain("kubeconfig", helper.TalEnv["VIP_IP"], []string{"-f"})
         gencmd.ExecCmd(kubeconfigcmds[0])
     }
 
diff --git a/clustertool/cmd/talos_upgrade.go b/clustertool/cmd/talos_upgrade.go
index 9a30c700289..5d607218a38 100644
--- a/clustertool/cmd/talos_upgrade.go
+++ b/clustertool/cmd/talos_upgrade.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var upgrade = &cobra.Command{
         gencmd.ExecCmd(kubeUpgradeCmd)
 
         log.Info().Msg("(re)Loading KubeConfig)")
-        kubeconfigcmds := gencmd.GenPlain("health", helper.TalEnv["VIP_IP"], extraArgs)
+        kubeconfigcmds := gencmd.GenPlain("health", helper.TalEnv["VIP_IP"], []string{"-f"})
         gencmd.ExecCmd(kubeconfigcmds[0])
 
     },
diff --git a/clustertool/pkg/gencmd/bootstrap.go b/clustertool/pkg/gencmd/bootstrap.go
index dd75eb72170..d3aad69e18c 100644
--- a/clustertool/pkg/gencmd/bootstrap.go
+++ b/clustertool/pkg/gencmd/bootstrap.go
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ func RunBootstrap(args []string) {
 
     log.Info().Msgf("Bootstrap: Configuring kubeconfig/kubectl for VIP: %v", helper.TalEnv["VIP_IP"])
     // Ensure kubeconfig is loaded
-    kubeconfigcmds := GenPlain("kubeconfig", helper.TalEnv["VIP_IP"], extraArgs)
+
+    kubeconfigcmds := GenPlain("kubeconfig", helper.TalEnv["VIP_IP"], []string{"-f"})
     ExecCmd(kubeconfigcmds[0])
 
     // Desired pod names