diff --git a/cfg/config.yaml b/cfg/config.yaml
index ea3188c471f8b135c5307663f465db55341d6b22..1fae6bb0ca07cef05fc32b600398f05ed3a3d67f 100644
--- a/cfg/config.yaml
+++ b/cfg/config.yaml
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ node:
     defaultcafile: "/etc/kubernetes/pki/ca.crt"
 
   proxy:
+    optional: true
     bins:
       - "kube-proxy"
       - "hyperkube proxy"