diff --git a/net/gce.sh b/net/gce.sh
index 6c2aa440ee..858d7d0989 100755
--- a/net/gce.sh
+++ b/net/gce.sh
@@ -471,6 +471,8 @@ touch /.instance-startup-complete
 
 EOF
 
+  cloud_Initialize "$prefix"
+
   cloud_CreateInstances "$prefix" "$prefix-bootstrap-leader" 1 \
     "$imageName" "$bootstrapLeaderMachineType" "$fullNodeBootDiskSizeInGb" \
     "$startupScript" "$bootstrapLeaderAddress" "$bootDiskType"