diff --git a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/k0s/k0sctl.yaml.j2 b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/k0s/k0sctl.yaml.j2
index 97d94a8c..2279c5a7 100644
--- a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/k0s/k0sctl.yaml.j2
+++ b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/k0s/k0sctl.yaml.j2
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ spec:
       ssh:
         address: "{{ item.address }}"
         user: "{{ item.ssh_username }}"
-      {% if item.controller %}
       installFlags:
+        {% if item.controller %}
         - --disable-components=metrics-server
         - --no-taints
-      {% endif %}
+        {% endif %}
+        - --kubelet-extra-args="--image-gc-low-threshold=50 --image-gc-high-threshold=60"
       files:
         - name: bootstrap-scripts
           src: scripts
diff --git a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/talos/talconfig.yaml.j2 b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/talos/talconfig.yaml.j2
index 5aa16dfb..6a83788a 100644
--- a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/talos/talconfig.yaml.j2
+++ b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/talos/talconfig.yaml.j2
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ controlPlane:
         kubelet:
           extraArgs:
             image-gc-low-threshold: 50
-            image-gc-high-threshold: 60
+            image-gc-high-threshold: 55
             rotate-server-certificates: true
           nodeIP:
             validSubnets: