diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/main.go b/cluster-autoscaler/main.go
index 6bdbd4bbd7..f931ad2a64 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/main.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/main.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ func createAutoscalerOptions() core.AutoscalerOptions {
 		MaxGratefulTerminationSec:     *maxGratefulTerminationFlag,
 		MaxNodeProvisionTime:          *maxNodeProvisionTime,
 		MaxNodesTotal:                 *maxNodesTotal,
+		NodeGroups:                    nodeGroupsFlag,
 		UnregisteredNodeRemovalTime:   *unregisteredNodeRemovalTime,
 		ScaleDownDelay:                *scaleDownDelay,
 		ScaleDownEnabled:              *scaleDownEnabled,