diff --git a/cluster_regional.tf b/cluster_regional.tf
index 10ad08dc55..7fe325fae1 100644
--- a/cluster_regional.tf
+++ b/cluster_regional.tf
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     disk_size_gb    = "${lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_size_gb", 100)}"
     disk_type       = "${lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_type", "pd-standard")}"
     service_account = "${lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "service_account", "")}"
+    preemptible     = "${lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "preemptible", false)}"
 
     oauth_scopes = [
       "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform",
diff --git a/cluster_zonal.tf b/cluster_zonal.tf
index adbc22cbd3..28422d4f95 100644
--- a/cluster_zonal.tf
+++ b/cluster_zonal.tf
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "zonal_pools" {
     disk_size_gb    = "${lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_size_gb", 100)}"
     disk_type       = "${lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_type", "pd-standard")}"
     service_account = "${lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "service_account", "")}"
+    preemptible     = "${lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "preemptible", false)}"
 
     oauth_scopes = [
       "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform",