diff --git a/config/cluster/k0s.go b/config/cluster/k0s.go
index acdfd8ce..3b690e47 100644
--- a/config/cluster/k0s.go
+++ b/config/cluster/k0s.go
@@ -56,16 +56,6 @@ func (k *K0s) SetDefaults() {
 	}
 
 	k.Version = strings.TrimPrefix(k.Version, "v")
-
-	if len(k.Config) > 0 {
-		if k.Config.DigString("apiVersion") == "" {
-			k.Config["apiVersion"] = "k0s.k0sproject.io/v1beta1"
-		}
-
-		if k.Config.DigString("kind") == "" {
-			k.Config["kind"] = "ClusterConfig"
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 // GenerateToken runs the k0s token create command
diff --git a/phase/configure_k0s.go b/phase/configure_k0s.go
index d4ab3ce4..44d677cb 100644
--- a/phase/configure_k0s.go
+++ b/phase/configure_k0s.go
@@ -138,10 +138,6 @@ func addUnlessExist(slice *[]string, s string) {
 
 func (p *ConfigureK0s) configFor(h *cluster.Host) (string, error) {
 	cfg := p.Config.Spec.K0s.Config.Dup()
-	err := defaults.Set(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
 
 	var sans []string
 
@@ -182,6 +178,14 @@ func (p *ConfigureK0s) configFor(h *cluster.Host) (string, error) {
 		cfg.DigMapping("spec", "storage", "etcd")["peerAddress"] = addr
 	}
 
+	if _, ok := cfg["apiVersion"]; !ok { {
+		cfg["apiVersion"] = "k0s.k0sproject.io/v1beta1"
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := cfg["kind"]; !ok { {
+		cfg["kind"] = "ClusterConfig"
+	}
+
 	c, err := yaml.Marshal(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err