diff --git a/ansible/roles/k3s-server/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/k3s-server/defaults/main.yml
index c8f4549..131ede6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/k3s-server/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/k3s-server/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ k3s_node_ip: ""
 k3s_primary_public_ip: ""
 k3s_disable_embedded_ccm: true
 k3s_disable_servicelb: true
-k3s_kubelet_cloud_provider_external: true
+k3s_kubelet_cloud_provider_external: false