diff --git a/infrastructure/system-upgrades/fedora.yaml b/infrastructure/system-upgrades/fedora.yaml
index c2454f64e22333267d09039f5cc0dac299f722e5..6abf096e782852de1eb39c766b9e9614d129c364 100644
--- a/infrastructure/system-upgrades/fedora.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/system-upgrades/fedora.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stringData:
     systemctl start --wait dnf-automatic-install.service
     systemctl enable clevis-luks-askpass.path
     if ! dnf needs-restarting --reboothint; then
-      systemctl reboot
+      touch /var/run/reboot-required
     fi
 ---
 apiVersion: upgrade.cattle.io/v1
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ spec:
   secrets:
     - name: fedora-dnf-upgrade
       path: /host/run/system-upgrade/secrets/fedora
-  drain:
-    deleteLocalData: true
-    ignoreDaemonSets: true
-    force: false
   channel: http://calver/weekly
   upgrade:
     image: registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:35