diff --git a/pkg/cmd/showConfig.go b/pkg/cmd/showConfig.go
index e86fea78e8..c6bb5ab121 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/showConfig.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/showConfig.go
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ func NewShowConfigCommand(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command
 				if err != nil {
 					cmdutil.CheckErr(err)
 				}
+				err = cfg.EnsureNodeNameHasNotChanged()
+				if err != nil {
+					cmdutil.CheckErr(err)
+				}
 			case "default":
 				cfg = config.NewDefault()
 			default: