diff --git a/protokube/cmd/protokube/main.go b/protokube/cmd/protokube/main.go
index 63dc7522a8..ef5f8aeca3 100644
--- a/protokube/cmd/protokube/main.go
+++ b/protokube/cmd/protokube/main.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func run() error {
 	flag.StringVar(&gossipProtocol, "gossip-protocol", "mesh", "mesh/memberlist")
 	flag.StringVar(&gossipListen, "gossip-listen", "0.0.0.0:3999", "address:port on which to bind for gossip")
 	flags.StringVar(&gossipSecret, "gossip-secret", gossipSecret, "Secret to use to secure gossip")
-	flag.StringVar(&gossipProtocolSecondary, "gossip-protocol-secondary", "", "mesh/memberlist")
+	flag.StringVar(&gossipProtocolSecondary, "gossip-protocol-secondary", "memberlist", "mesh/memberlist")
 	flag.StringVar(&gossipListenSecondary, "gossip-listen-secondary", "0.0.0.0:4000", "address:port on which to bind for gossip")
 	flags.StringVar(&gossipSecretSecondary, "gossip-secret-secondary", gossipSecret, "Secret to use to secure gossip")
 	flag.StringVar(&peerCA, "peer-ca", peerCA, "Path to a file containing the peer ca in PEM format")
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/template_functions.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/template_functions.go
index cf9f71a3c9..25e431011d 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/template_functions.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/template_functions.go
@@ -249,7 +249,12 @@ func (tf *TemplateFunctions) DnsControllerArgv() ([]string, error) {
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
+			// Default to primary mesh and secondary memberlist
 			argv = append(argv, "--gossip-seed=127.0.0.1:3999")
+
+			argv = append(argv, "--gossip-protocol-secondary=memberlist")
+			argv = append(argv, "--gossip-listen-secondary=0.0.0.0:3997")
+			argv = append(argv, "--gossip-seed-secondary=127.0.0.1:4000")
 		}
 	} else {
 		switch kops.CloudProviderID(tf.cluster.Spec.CloudProvider) {