diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index bed62216851..9999804f6e9 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ MINION_DISK_TYPE=pd-standard
 MINION_DISK_SIZE=${MINION_DISK_SIZE:-100GB}
 REGISTER_MASTER_KUBELET=${REGISTER_MASTER:-false}
 KUBE_APISERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=300
+PREEMPTIBLE_MINION=false
 
 OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-debian}
 MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20150806}