diff --git a/hack/kops-patch-node.yaml b/hack/kops-patch-node.yaml
index 1b3384001a..594ae5bc8c 100644
--- a/hack/kops-patch-node.yaml
+++ b/hack/kops-patch-node.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 spec:
   instanceMetadata:
+    httpTokens: optional
     httpPutResponseHopLimit: 3
diff --git a/hack/kops-patch.yaml b/hack/kops-patch.yaml
index 5608976d57..ed1d1d51d8 100644
--- a/hack/kops-patch.yaml
+++ b/hack/kops-patch.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 spec:
+  instanceMetadata:
+    httpTokens: optional
+    httpPutResponseHopLimit: 3
   additionalPolicies:
     node: |
       [