diff --git a/internal/pkg/services/ske/utils/utils.go b/internal/pkg/services/ske/utils/utils.go
index 8af23411..1ce6c897 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/services/ske/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/services/ske/utils/utils.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const (
 	defaultNodepoolMachineType      = "b1.2"
 	defaultNodepoolMachineImageName = "flatcar"
 	defaultNodepoolMaxSurge         = 1
+	defaultNodepoolMaxUnavailable   = 0
 	defaultNodepoolMaximum          = 2
 	defaultNodepoolMinimum          = 1
 	defaultNodepoolName             = "pool-default"
@@ -138,10 +139,11 @@ func getDefaultPayloadNodepool(resp *ske.ProviderOptions) (*ske.Nodepool, error)
 				Name: utils.Ptr(defaultNodepoolMachineImageName),
 			},
 		},
-		MaxSurge: utils.Ptr(int64(defaultNodepoolMaxSurge)),
-		Maximum:  utils.Ptr(int64(defaultNodepoolMaximum)),
-		Minimum:  utils.Ptr(int64(defaultNodepoolMinimum)),
-		Name:     utils.Ptr(defaultNodepoolName),
+		MaxSurge:       utils.Ptr(int64(defaultNodepoolMaxSurge)),
+		MaxUnavailable: utils.Ptr(int64(defaultNodepoolMaxUnavailable)),
+		Maximum:        utils.Ptr(int64(defaultNodepoolMaximum)),
+		Minimum:        utils.Ptr(int64(defaultNodepoolMinimum)),
+		Name:           utils.Ptr(defaultNodepoolName),
 		Volume: &ske.Volume{
 			Type: utils.Ptr(defaultNodepoolVolumeType),
 			Size: utils.Ptr(int64(defaultNodepoolVolumeSize)),
diff --git a/internal/pkg/services/ske/utils/utils_test.go b/internal/pkg/services/ske/utils/utils_test.go
index bcf8139b..55331155 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/services/ske/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/services/ske/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -312,10 +312,11 @@ func fixtureGetDefaultPayload(mods ...func(*ske.CreateOrUpdateClusterPayload)) *
 						Name:    utils.Ptr("flatcar"),
 					},
 				},
-				MaxSurge: utils.Ptr(int64(1)),
-				Maximum:  utils.Ptr(int64(2)),
-				Minimum:  utils.Ptr(int64(1)),
-				Name:     utils.Ptr("pool-default"),
+				MaxSurge:       utils.Ptr(int64(1)),
+				MaxUnavailable: utils.Ptr(int64(0)),
+				Maximum:        utils.Ptr(int64(2)),
+				Minimum:        utils.Ptr(int64(1)),
+				Name:           utils.Ptr("pool-default"),
 				Volume: &ske.Volume{
 					Type: utils.Ptr("storage_premium_perf2"),
 					Size: utils.Ptr(int64(50)),