diff --git a/internal/config/templates/k8s-config-installer.service.tpl b/internal/config/templates/k8s-config-installer.service.tpl
index 7e58a1a3..164867e3 100644
--- a/internal/config/templates/k8s-config-installer.service.tpl
+++ b/internal/config/templates/k8s-config-installer.service.tpl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=60
 # TODO (atanasdinov): Figure out a declarative, non-hardcoded approach for installing selinux modules
 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c "semodule -i /usr/share/selinux/packages/rke2.pp"
+ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c "mkdir -pZ /etc/cni/net.d /opt/cni/bin"
 ExecStart=/bin/bash "{{ .ConfigDeployScript }}"
 ExecStartPost=/bin/sh -c "systemctl disable k8s-config-installer.service"
 ExecStartPost=/bin/sh -c "rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/k8s-config-installer.service"