diff --git a/cluster/node-pools/master-default/files.yaml b/cluster/node-pools/master-default/files.yaml
index e2a90839f3..b9afec9b40 100644
--- a/cluster/node-pools/master-default/files.yaml
+++ b/cluster/node-pools/master-default/files.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 files:
+  - path: /etc/kubernetes/.local-id
+    data: {{ .Cluster.LocalID }}
+    permissions: 0400
   - path: /etc/kubernetes/ssl/worker.pem
     data: "{{ .Cluster.ConfigItems.worker_cert }}"
     permissions: 0400
diff --git a/cluster/node-pools/worker-default/files.yaml b/cluster/node-pools/worker-default/files.yaml
index 9ede76c9ea..6eb7b50452 100644
--- a/cluster/node-pools/worker-default/files.yaml
+++ b/cluster/node-pools/worker-default/files.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 files:
+  - path: /etc/kubernetes/.local-id
+    data: {{ .Cluster.LocalID }}
+    permissions: 0400
   - path: /etc/kubernetes/ssl/worker.pem
     data: {{ .Cluster.ConfigItems.worker_cert }}
     permissions: 0400