diff --git a/node/nodeutil/client.go b/node/nodeutil/client.go
index 87614e54c..8f406b660 100644
--- a/node/nodeutil/client.go
+++ b/node/nodeutil/client.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func ClientsetFromEnv(kubeConfigPath string) (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
 		} else {
 			config, err = clientcmd.NewNonInteractiveDeferredLoadingClientConfig(
 				&clientcmd.ClientConfigLoadingRules{ExplicitPath: kubeConfigPath},
-				nil,
+				&clientcmd.ConfigOverrides{},
 			).ClientConfig()
 		}
 	} else {