diff --git a/pkg/node/node.go b/pkg/node/node.go
index 83c6cb2..1701059 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func reservedCPU(instanceType *string) string {
 		}
 	}
 	if reserved == 0.0 {
-		reserved = 60.0
+		return ""
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%.0fm", reserved)
 }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func reservedMemory(instanceType *string) string {
 		}
 	}
 	if reserved == 0.0 {
-		reserved = 960.0
+		return ""
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%.0fMi", reserved)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/node/node_test.go b/pkg/node/node_test.go
index 4f63f5d..f02cd77 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node_test.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node_test.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func TestReservedCPU(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 
 			instanceType: "unexpected.instance",
-			expected:     "60m",
+			expected:     "",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func TestMemory(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 
 			instanceType: "unexpected.instance",
-			expected:     "960Mi",
+			expected:     "",
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/system/system_test.go b/pkg/system/system_test.go
index b4c38f0..be7567c 100644
--- a/pkg/system/system_test.go
+++ b/pkg/system/system_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 	hn := &FakeHostname{}
 	init := &FakeInit{}
 
-	i := instance("10.6.28.199", "ip-10-6-28-199.us-west-2.compute.internal", 18)
+	i := instance("10.6.28.199", "ip-10-6-28-199.us-west-2.compute.internal", 18, "60m", "960Mi")
 	c := cluster(
 		"aws-om-cluster",
 		"https://74770F6B05F7A8FB0F02CFB5F7AF530C.yl4.us-west-2.eks.amazonaws.com",
@@ -143,7 +143,29 @@ Environment='KUBELET_KUBE_RESERVED=--kube-reserved=cpu=60m,memory=960Mi'
 	}
 }
 
-func instance(ip, dnsName string, maxPods int) *node.Node {
+func TestConfigureNoReserved(t *testing.T) {
+	fs := &FakeFileSystem{}
+	hn := &FakeHostname{}
+	init := &FakeInit{}
+
+	i := instance("10.6.28.199", "ip-10-6-28-199.us-west-2.compute.internal", 18, "", "")
+	c := cluster(
+		"aws-om-cluster",
+		"https://74770F6B05F7A8FB0F02CFB5F7AF530C.yl4.us-west-2.eks.amazonaws.com",
+		"dGhpc2lzdGhlY2VydGRhdGE=",
+	)
+	system := System{Filesystem: fs, Hostname: hn, Init: init}
+	err := system.Configure(i, c)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected := `[Service]`
+	fs.Check(t, "/etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service.d/30-kube-reserved.conf", expected, 0640)
+}
+
+func instance(ip, dnsName string, maxPods int, reservedCPU, reservedMemory string) *node.Node {
 	return &node.Node{
 		Instance: &ec2.Instance{
 			PrivateIpAddress: &ip,
@@ -152,8 +174,8 @@ func instance(ip, dnsName string, maxPods int) *node.Node {
 		MaxPods:        maxPods,
 		ClusterDNS:     "172.20.0.10",
 		Region:         "us-east-1",
-		ReservedCPU:    "60m",
-		ReservedMemory: "960Mi",
+		ReservedCPU:    reservedCPU,
+		ReservedMemory: reservedMemory,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/system/templates/etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service.d/30-kube-reserved.conf b/pkg/system/templates/etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service.d/30-kube-reserved.conf
index 49ad2eb..59f75c6 100644
--- a/pkg/system/templates/etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service.d/30-kube-reserved.conf
+++ b/pkg/system/templates/etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service.d/30-kube-reserved.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 [Service]
+{{- if and .Node.ReservedCPU .Node.ReservedMemory }}
 Environment='KUBELET_KUBE_RESERVED=--kube-reserved=cpu={{.Node.ReservedCPU}},memory={{.Node.ReservedMemory}}'
+{{ end -}}