diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/proxy.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/proxy.j2
index 7c8305a5f..0b336915d 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/proxy.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/proxy.j2
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 # default config should be adequate
 [Service]
-Environment="KUBE_PROXY_ARGS=--kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir }}/proxy.kubeconfig"
+Environment="KUBE_PROXY_ARGS=--kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir }}/proxy.kubeconfig --proxy-mode=iptables"