diff --git a/pkg/apply/applydrivers/apply_drivers_default.go b/pkg/apply/applydrivers/apply_drivers_default.go
index c2158075ea6..9aa9d8667f1 100644
--- a/pkg/apply/applydrivers/apply_drivers_default.go
+++ b/pkg/apply/applydrivers/apply_drivers_default.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/version"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/labring/sealos/pkg/constants"
 	"github.com/labring/sealos/pkg/exec"
 	"github.com/labring/sealos/pkg/ssh"
+	"github.com/labring/sealos/pkg/system"
 	v2 "github.com/labring/sealos/pkg/types/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/labring/sealos/pkg/utils/confirm"
 	"github.com/labring/sealos/pkg/utils/iputils"
@@ -273,6 +275,12 @@ func (c *Applier) deleteCluster() error {
 }
 
 func (c *Applier) syncWorkdir() {
+	if v, _ := system.Get(system.SYNC_WORKDIR_ENV_KEY); v != "" {
+		vb, _ := strconv.ParseBool(v)
+		if !vb {
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	workDir := constants.ClusterDir(c.ClusterDesired.Name)
 	logger.Debug("sync workdir: %s", workDir)
 	ipList := c.ClusterDesired.GetMasterIPAndPortList()
@@ -295,8 +303,14 @@ func (c *Applier) syncWorkdir() {
 // save cluster to file after apply
 func (c *Applier) saveClusterFile() {
 	clusterPath := constants.Clusterfile(c.ClusterDesired.Name)
-	logger.Debug("save objects into local: %s, objects: %v", clusterPath, c.getWriteBackObjects())
-	saveErr := yaml.MarshalFile(clusterPath, c.getWriteBackObjects()...)
+	objects := c.getWriteBackObjects()
+	if logger.IsDebugMode() {
+		out, err := yaml.MarshalConfigs(objects...)
+		if err == nil {
+			logger.Debug("save objects into local: %s, objects: %s", clusterPath, string(out))
+		}
+	}
+	saveErr := yaml.MarshalFile(clusterPath, objects...)
 	if saveErr != nil {
 		logger.Error("failed to serialize into file: %s error, %s", clusterPath, saveErr)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/system/env.go b/pkg/system/env.go
index f3825ce1cec..bfd8520ecb5 100644
--- a/pkg/system/env.go
+++ b/pkg/system/env.go
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ var configOptions = []ConfigOption{
 		Description: "path of container storage config file, setting this env will override the default location",
 		OSEnv:       ContainerStorageConfEnvKey,
 	},
+	{
+		Key:          SYNC_WORKDIR_ENV_KEY,
+		Description:  "whether to sync runtime root dir to all master nodes for backup purpose",
+		DefaultValue: "true",
+	},
 }
 
 const (
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ const (
 	BuildahLogLevelConfigKey   = "BUILDAH_LOG_LEVEL"
 	ContainerStorageConfEnvKey = "CONTAINERS_STORAGE_CONF"
 	ScpChecksumConfigKey       = "SCP_CHECKSUM"
+	SYNC_WORKDIR_ENV_KEY       = "SYNC_WORKDIR"
 )
 
 func (*envSystemConfig) getValueOrDefault(key string) (*ConfigOption, error) {