diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index 84a1b50d5fe..ab0bc0088de 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ kubeadm_init_phases_skip: >-
 
 # List of kubeadm phases that should be skipped when joining a new node
 # You may need to set this to ['preflight'] for air-gaped deployments to avoid failing connectivity tests.
-kubeadm_join_phases_skip: []
+kubeadm_join_phases_skip_default: []
+kubeadm_join_phases_skip: >-
+ {{ kubeadm_join_phases_skip }}
 
 # A string slice of values which specify the addresses to use for NodePorts.
 # Values may be valid IP blocks (e.g. 1.2.3.0/24, 1.2.3.4/32).