diff --git a/nixos/kubeadm/scripts/rebuild-and-bootstrap.sh b/nixos/kubeadm/scripts/rebuild-and-bootstrap.sh
index 9c52d58..0d39956 100755
--- a/nixos/kubeadm/scripts/rebuild-and-bootstrap.sh
+++ b/nixos/kubeadm/scripts/rebuild-and-bootstrap.sh
@@ -313,4 +313,10 @@ for node in "${WK_NAMES[@]}"; do
 done
 
 echo "==> Final node list"
-remote "$PRIMARY_CP_IP" "sudo kubectl --kubeconfig /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf get nodes -o wide"
+if remote "$PRIMARY_CP_IP" "test -f /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf"; then
+  remote "$PRIMARY_CP_IP" "sudo kubectl --kubeconfig /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf get nodes -o wide"
+else
+  echo "==> /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf missing on $PRIMARY_CONTROL_PLANE; attempting late init"
+  remote "$PRIMARY_CP_IP" "sudo th-kubeadm-init"
+  remote "$PRIMARY_CP_IP" "sudo kubectl --kubeconfig /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf get nodes -o wide"
+fi