diff --git a/phase/initialize_k0s.go b/phase/initialize_k0s.go
index 74dd66d0..a9398d26 100644
--- a/phase/initialize_k0s.go
+++ b/phase/initialize_k0s.go
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ func (p *InitializeK0s) Run() error {
 	}
 
 	log.Infof("%s: installing k0s controller", h)
-	if err := h.Exec(h.K0sInstallCommand()); err != nil {
+	cmd, err := h.K0sInstallCommand()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err = h.Exec(cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/phase/install_controllers.go b/phase/install_controllers.go
index 03b2e40c..5e08c98b 100644
--- a/phase/install_controllers.go
+++ b/phase/install_controllers.go
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ func (p *InstallControllers) Run() error {
 		}()
 
 		log.Infof("%s: installing k0s controller", h)
-		if err := h.Exec(h.K0sInstallCommand()); err != nil {
+		cmd, err := h.K0sInstallCommand()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err = h.Exec(cmd); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/phase/install_workers.go b/phase/install_workers.go
index d5b9d7e4..bdeb1563 100644
--- a/phase/install_workers.go
+++ b/phase/install_workers.go
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ func (p *InstallWorkers) Run() error {
 		}
 
 		log.Infof("%s: installing k0s worker", h)
-		if err := h.Exec(h.K0sInstallCommand()); err != nil {
+		cmd, err := h.K0sInstallCommand()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err = h.Exec(cmd); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags.go b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags.go
index db515ed1..5095a6e8 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags.go
@@ -88,6 +88,23 @@ func (f Flags) GetValue(s string) string {
 	return val
 }
 
+// GetValue returns the boolean value part of a flag such as true for a flag like "--san"
+// If the flag is not defined returns false. If the flag is defined without a value, returns true
+// If no value is set, returns true
+func (f Flags) GetBoolean(s string) (bool, error) {
+	idx := f.Index(s)
+	if idx < 0 {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	fl := f.GetValue(s)
+	if fl == "" {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	return strconv.ParseBool(fl)
+}
+
 // Delete removes a matching flag from the list
 func (f *Flags) Delete(s string) {
 	idx := f.Index(s)
diff --git a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags_test.go b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags_test.go
index 95376127..fd29610a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags_test.go
@@ -49,3 +49,56 @@ func TestString(t *testing.T) {
 	flags := Flags{"--help", "--setting=false"}
 	require.Equal(t, "--help --setting=false", flags.Join())
 }
+
+func TestGetBoolean(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Valid flags", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testsValid := []struct {
+			flag   string
+			expect bool
+		}{
+			{"--flag", true},
+			{"--flag=true", true},
+			{"--flag=false", false},
+			{"--flag=1", true},
+			{"--flag=TRUE", true},
+		}
+		for _, test := range testsValid {
+			flags := Flags{test.flag}
+			result, err := flags.GetBoolean(test.flag)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, test.expect, result)
+
+			flags = Flags{"--unrelated-flag1", "--unrelated-flag2=foo", test.flag}
+			result, err = flags.GetBoolean(test.flag)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, test.expect, result)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Invalid flags", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testsInvalid := []string{
+			"--flag=foo",
+			"--flag=2",
+			"--flag=TrUe",
+			"--flag=-4",
+			"--flag=FalSe",
+		}
+		for _, test := range testsInvalid {
+			flags := Flags{test}
+			_, err := flags.GetBoolean(test)
+			require.Error(t, err)
+
+			flags = Flags{"--unrelated-flag1", "--unrelated-flag2=foo", test}
+			_, err = flags.GetBoolean(test)
+			require.Error(t, err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Unknown flags", func(t *testing.T) {
+		flags := Flags{"--flag1=1", "--flag2"}
+		result, err := flags.GetBoolean("--flag3")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, result, false)
+
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/host.go b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/host.go
index 253a022b..90a680fc 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/host.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/host.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func unQE(s string) string {
 }
 
 // K0sInstallCommand returns a full command that will install k0s service with necessary flags
-func (h *Host) K0sInstallCommand() string {
+func (h *Host) K0sInstallCommand() (string, error) {
 	role := h.Role
 	flags := h.InstallFlags
 
@@ -268,10 +268,15 @@ func (h *Host) K0sInstallCommand() string {
 		if old := flags.GetValue("--kubelet-extra-args"); old != "" {
 			extra = Flags{unQE(old)}
 		}
-		// set worker's private address to --node-ip in --extra-kubelet-args
-		if h.PrivateAddress != "" {
+		// set worker's private address to --node-ip in --extra-kubelet-args if cloud ins't enabled
+		enableCloudProvider, err := h.InstallFlags.GetBoolean("--enable-cloud-provider")
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("--enable-cloud-provider flag is set to invalid value: %s. (%v)", h.InstallFlags.GetValue("--enable-cloud-provider"), err)
+		}
+		if !enableCloudProvider && h.PrivateAddress != "" {
 			extra.AddUnlessExist(fmt.Sprintf("--node-ip=%s", h.PrivateAddress))
 		}
+
 		if h.HostnameOverride != "" {
 			extra.AddOrReplace(fmt.Sprintf("--hostname-override=%s", h.HostnameOverride))
 		}
@@ -284,9 +289,9 @@ func (h *Host) K0sInstallCommand() string {
 	sudocmd, err := h.Sudo(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("%s: %s", h, err.Error())
-		return cmd
+		return cmd, nil
 	}
-	return sudocmd
+	return sudocmd, nil
 }
 
 // K0sBackupCommand returns a full command to be used as run k0s backup
diff --git a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/host_test.go b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/host_test.go
index bd39fc6e..e1563630 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/host_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/host_test.go
@@ -78,23 +78,44 @@ func TestK0sInstallCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	h := Host{Role: "worker"}
 	h.Configurer = &mockconfigurer{}
 
-	require.Equal(t, `k0s install worker --token-file "from-configurer"`, h.K0sInstallCommand())
+	cmd, err := h.K0sInstallCommand()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `k0s install worker --token-file "from-configurer"`, cmd)
 
 	h.Role = "controller"
 	h.Metadata.IsK0sLeader = true
-	require.Equal(t, `k0s install controller --config "from-configurer"`, h.K0sInstallCommand())
+	cmd, err = h.K0sInstallCommand()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `k0s install controller --config "from-configurer"`, cmd)
+
 	h.Metadata.IsK0sLeader = false
-	require.Equal(t, `k0s install controller --token-file "from-configurer" --config "from-configurer"`, h.K0sInstallCommand())
+	cmd, err = h.K0sInstallCommand()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `k0s install controller --token-file "from-configurer" --config "from-configurer"`, cmd)
 
 	h.Role = "controller+worker"
 	h.Metadata.IsK0sLeader = true
-	require.Equal(t, `k0s install controller --enable-worker --config "from-configurer"`, h.K0sInstallCommand())
+	cmd, err = h.K0sInstallCommand()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `k0s install controller --enable-worker --config "from-configurer"`, cmd)
 	h.Metadata.IsK0sLeader = false
-	require.Equal(t, `k0s install controller --enable-worker --token-file "from-configurer" --config "from-configurer"`, h.K0sInstallCommand())
+	cmd, err = h.K0sInstallCommand()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `k0s install controller --enable-worker --token-file "from-configurer" --config "from-configurer"`, cmd)
 
 	h.Role = "worker"
 	h.PrivateAddress = "10.0.0.9"
-	require.Equal(t, `k0s install worker --token-file "from-configurer" --kubelet-extra-args="--node-ip=10.0.0.9"`, h.K0sInstallCommand())
+	cmd, err = h.K0sInstallCommand()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `k0s install worker --token-file "from-configurer" --kubelet-extra-args="--node-ip=10.0.0.9"`, cmd)
+
 	h.InstallFlags = []string{`--kubelet-extra-args="--foo bar"`}
-	require.Equal(t, `k0s install worker --kubelet-extra-args="--foo bar --node-ip=10.0.0.9" --token-file "from-configurer"`, h.K0sInstallCommand())
+	cmd, err = h.K0sInstallCommand()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `k0s install worker --kubelet-extra-args="--foo bar --node-ip=10.0.0.9" --token-file "from-configurer"`, cmd)
+
+	h.InstallFlags = []string{`--enable-cloud-provider`}
+	cmd, err = h.K0sInstallCommand()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `k0s install worker --enable-cloud-provider --token-file "from-configurer"`, cmd)
 }