diff --git a/Earthfile b/Earthfile
index 1c8bda7..eb933d4 100644
--- a/Earthfile
+++ b/Earthfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ VERSION 0.6
 FROM alpine
 
 ARG KUBEADM_VERSION=latest
-ARG BASE_IMAGE=quay.io/kairos/core-opensuse-leap:v2.3.2
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=quay.io/kairos/opensuse:leap-15.5-core-amd64-generic-v2.4.3
 ARG IMAGE_REPOSITORY=quay.io/kairos
 ARG CRICTL_VERSION=1.25.0
 ARG RELEASE_VERSION=0.4.0
diff --git a/scripts/kube-reconfigure.sh b/scripts/kube-reconfigure.sh
index dfc98c9..a763206 100644
--- a/scripts/kube-reconfigure.sh
+++ b/scripts/kube-reconfigure.sh
@@ -109,6 +109,6 @@ then
   regenerate_etcd_manifests
   upload_kubelet_config
 fi
-regenerate_kubelet_envs
 regenerate_kubelet_config
+regenerate_kubelet_envs
 restart_kubelet
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stages/init.go b/stages/init.go
index 172ee5b..39bfbac 100644
--- a/stages/init.go
+++ b/stages/init.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func GetInitYipStages(cluster clusterplugin.Cluster, initCfg kubeadmapiv3.InitCo
 		getKubeadmInitStage(cluster, clusterCfg),
 		getKubeadmPostInitStage(),
 		getKubeadmInitUpgradeStage(cluster, clusterCfg),
-		getKubeadmInitCreateClusterConfigStage(clusterCfg),
+		getKubeadmInitCreateClusterConfigStage(clusterCfg, initCfg),
 		getKubeadmInitCreateKubeletConfigStage(kubeletCfg),
 		getKubeadmInitReconfigureStage(cluster, clusterCfg, initCfg),
 	}
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ func getKubeadmInitUpgradeStage(cluster clusterplugin.Cluster, clusterCfg kubead
 	return upgradeStage
 }
 
-func getKubeadmInitCreateClusterConfigStage(clusterCfg kubeadmapiv3.ClusterConfiguration) yip.Stage {
+func getKubeadmInitCreateClusterConfigStage(clusterCfg kubeadmapiv3.ClusterConfiguration, initCfg kubeadmapiv3.InitConfiguration) yip.Stage {
 	return yip.Stage{
 		Name: "Generate Cluster Config File",
 		Files: []yip.File{
 			{
 				Path:        filepath.Join(configurationPath, "cluster-config.yaml"),
 				Permissions: 0640,
-				Content:     getUpdatedClusterConfig(clusterCfg),
+				Content:     getUpdatedInitClusterConfig(clusterCfg, initCfg),
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -200,11 +200,12 @@ func getInitNodeConfiguration(cluster clusterplugin.Cluster, initCfg kubeadmapiv
 	return out.String()
 }
 
-func getUpdatedClusterConfig(clusterCfg kubeadmapiv3.ClusterConfiguration) string {
+func getUpdatedInitClusterConfig(clusterCfg kubeadmapiv3.ClusterConfiguration, initCfg kubeadmapiv3.InitConfiguration) string {
 	initPrintr := printers.NewTypeSetter(scheme).ToPrinter(&printers.YAMLPrinter{})
 
 	out := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 	_ = initPrintr.PrintObj(&clusterCfg, out)
+	_ = initPrintr.PrintObj(&initCfg, out)
 
 	return out.String()
 }
diff --git a/stages/join.go b/stages/join.go
index ed5e003..a48fbd6 100644
--- a/stages/join.go
+++ b/stages/join.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func GetJoinYipStages(cluster clusterplugin.Cluster, clusterCfg kubeadmapiv3.Clu
 	}
 
 	if cluster.Role != clusterplugin.RoleWorker {
-		joinStg = append(joinStg, getKubeadmJoinCreateClusterConfigStage(clusterCfg), getKubeadmJoinCreateKubeletConfigStage(kubeletCfg))
+		joinStg = append(joinStg, getKubeadmJoinCreateClusterConfigStage(clusterCfg, joinCfg), getKubeadmJoinCreateKubeletConfigStage(kubeletCfg))
 	}
 
 	return append(joinStg, getKubeadmJoinReconfigureStage(cluster, clusterCfg, joinCfg))
@@ -123,14 +123,14 @@ func getKubeadmJoinUpgradeStage(cluster clusterplugin.Cluster, clusterCfg kubead
 	return upgradeStage
 }
 
-func getKubeadmJoinCreateClusterConfigStage(clusterCfg kubeadmapiv3.ClusterConfiguration) yip.Stage {
+func getKubeadmJoinCreateClusterConfigStage(clusterCfg kubeadmapiv3.ClusterConfiguration, joinCfg kubeadmapiv3.JoinConfiguration) yip.Stage {
 	return yip.Stage{
 		Name: "Generate Cluster Config File",
 		Files: []yip.File{
 			{
 				Path:        filepath.Join(configurationPath, "cluster-config.yaml"),
 				Permissions: 0640,
-				Content:     getUpdatedClusterConfig(clusterCfg),
+				Content:     getUpdatedJoinClusterConfig(clusterCfg, joinCfg),
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -169,3 +169,13 @@ func getKubeadmJoinReconfigureStage(cluster clusterplugin.Cluster, clusterCfg ku
 	}
 	return reconfigureStage
 }
+
+func getUpdatedJoinClusterConfig(clusterCfg kubeadmapiv3.ClusterConfiguration, joinCfg kubeadmapiv3.JoinConfiguration) string {
+	initPrintr := printers.NewTypeSetter(scheme).ToPrinter(&printers.YAMLPrinter{})
+
+	out := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
+	_ = initPrintr.PrintObj(&clusterCfg, out)
+	_ = initPrintr.PrintObj(&joinCfg, out)
+
+	return out.String()
+}
diff --git a/utils/kubelet.go b/utils/kubelet.go
index a66f724..60e397e 100644
--- a/utils/kubelet.go
+++ b/utils/kubelet.go
@@ -2,17 +2,13 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	kyaml "sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/initsystem"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/initsystem"
-
 	nodeutil "k8s.io/component-helpers/node/util"
-	kubeletv1beta1 "k8s.io/kubelet/config/v1beta1"
 	kubeadmapiv3 "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta3"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants"
 	kubeadmutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util"
@@ -37,25 +33,6 @@ var k8sVersionToPauseImage = map[string]string{
 	"v1.27.5":  "3.9",
 }
 
-// WriteKubeletConfigToDisk writes the kubelet config object down to a file
-func WriteKubeletConfigToDisk(clusterCfg *kubeadmapiv3.ClusterConfiguration, kubeletCfg *kubeletv1beta1.KubeletConfiguration, kubeletConfigPath string) {
-	MutateKubeletDefaults(clusterCfg, kubeletCfg)
-	data, _ := kyaml.Marshal(kubeletCfg)
-	writeConfigBytesToDisk(data, kubeletConfigPath)
-}
-
-func isServiceActive(name string) (bool, error) {
-	initSystem, err := initsystem.GetInitSystem()
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-	return initSystem.ServiceIsActive(name), nil
-}
-
-func writeConfigBytesToDisk(b []byte, kubeletDir string) {
-	_ = os.WriteFile(kubeletDir, b, 0644)
-}
-
 func RegenerateKubeletKubeadmArgsFile(clusterCfg *kubeadmapiv3.ClusterConfiguration, nodeReg *kubeadmapiv3.NodeRegistrationOptions, nodeRole string) string {
 	var registerTaintsUsingFlags bool
 	if nodeRole == "worker" {
@@ -113,3 +90,11 @@ func getNodeNameAndHostname(cfg *kubeadmapiv3.NodeRegistrationOptions) (string,
 	}
 	return nodeName, hostname
 }
+
+func isServiceActive(name string) (bool, error) {
+	initSystem, err := initsystem.GetInitSystem()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return initSystem.ServiceIsActive(name), nil
+}