diff --git a/infrastructure/system-upgrades/kubelet.yaml b/infrastructure/system-upgrades/kubelet.yaml
index 4c1e682fdf3491bdc51a4a27f7c7bbbcfe0d32ad..443a3f8ed99a643693fa540647c436518d99debc 100644
--- a/infrastructure/system-upgrades/kubelet.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/system-upgrades/kubelet.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ spec:
         values:
           - "35"
   serviceAccountName: system-upgrade
+  drain:
+    deleteLocalData: true
+    ignoreDaemonSets: true
+    force: false
   secrets:
     - name: kubelet
       path: /host/run/system-upgrade/secrets/kubelet