diff --git a/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/main.yml
index 917e37b..791ed1c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     chdir: /opt/metacluster/k3s
   environment:
     INSTALL_K3S_SKIP_DOWNLOAD: 'true'
-    INSTALL_K3S_EXEC: 'server --cluster-init'
+    INSTALL_K3S_EXEC: 'server --cluster-init --disable local-storage'
 
 - name: Ensure API availability
   ansible.utils.cli_parse: