diff --git a/.github/workflows/mirror-calico-images.sh b/.github/workflows/mirror-calico-images.sh
index bc62974c5..eb997723f 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/mirror-calico-images.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/mirror-calico-images.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ images=(
   calico/kube-controllers
   calico/csi
   calico/node-driver-registrar
+  calico/apiserver
 )
 
 # we iterate over the images we want to mirror
diff --git a/kola/tests/kubeadm/kubeadm.go b/kola/tests/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
index 0198d15c1..531631e3f 100644
--- a/kola/tests/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
+++ b/kola/tests/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ func init() {
 
 // kubeadmBaseTest asserts that the cluster is up and running
 func kubeadmBaseTest(c cluster.TestCluster, params map[string]interface{}) {
+	params["Platform"] = c.Platform()
 	params["Arch"] = strings.SplitN(kola.QEMUOptions.Board, "-", 2)[0]
 	kubectl, err := setup(c, params)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/kola/tests/kubeadm/templates.go b/kola/tests/kubeadm/templates.go
index a1db03203..c83c434df 100644
--- a/kola/tests/kubeadm/templates.go
+++ b/kola/tests/kubeadm/templates.go
@@ -365,6 +365,11 @@ curl --retry-delay 1 \
 # kubelet config for both controller and worker
 cgroup=$(docker info | awk '/Cgroup Driver/ { print $3}')
 
+{{ if eq .Platform "do" }}
+systemctl start --quiet coreos-metadata
+ipv4=$(cat /run/metadata/flatcar | grep -v -E '(IPV6|GATEWAY)' | grep IP | grep -E '(PUBLIC|LOCAL|DYNAMIC)' | cut -d = -f 2)
+{{ end }}
+
 # we create the kubeadm config
 # plugin-volume-dir and flex-volume-plugin-dir are required since /usr is read-only mounted
 # etcd is also defined as external. The provided one has some issues with docker and selinux
@@ -379,6 +384,10 @@ kind: InitConfiguration
 nodeRegistration:
   kubeletExtraArgs:
     volume-plugin-dir: "/opt/libexec/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec/"
+{{ if eq .Platform "do" }}
+    # On Digital Ocean, the private node IP is not reachable from one node to the other - let's use the public one.
+    node-ip: "${ipv4}"
+{{ end }}
 ---
 apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/v1beta3
 kind: ClusterConfiguration
@@ -412,6 +421,12 @@ spec:
   imagePath: flatcar/calico
   # Configures Calico networking.
   calicoNetwork:
+{{ if eq .Platform "do" }}
+    # On Digital Ocean, there is two network interfaces: eth0 and eth1
+    # We use the one with a public IP (eth0)
+    nodeAddressAutodetectionV4:
+      interface: eth0
+{{ end }}
     # Note: The ipPools section cannot be modified post-install.
     ipPools:
     - blockSize: 26
@@ -537,7 +552,7 @@ cat << EOF > worker-config.yaml
 EOF
 
 systemctl start --quiet coreos-metadata
-ipv4=$(cat /run/metadata/flatcar | grep -v -E '(IPV6|GATEWAY)' | grep IP | grep -E '(PRIVATE|LOCAL|DYNAMIC)' | cut -d = -f 2)
+ipv4=$(cat /run/metadata/flatcar | grep -v -E '(IPV6|GATEWAY)' | grep IP | grep -E '({{ if eq .Platform "do" }}PUBLIC{{ else }}PRIVATE{{ end }}|LOCAL|DYNAMIC)' | cut -d = -f 2)
 
 kubeadm join --config worker-config.yaml --node-name "${ipv4}"
 `
diff --git a/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-calico-script.sh b/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-calico-script.sh
index 13d56d55b..34910dadf 100644
--- a/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-calico-script.sh
+++ b/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-calico-script.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ curl --retry-delay 1 \
 # kubelet config for both controller and worker
 cgroup=$(docker info | awk '/Cgroup Driver/ { print $3}')
 
+
+
 # we create the kubeadm config
 # plugin-volume-dir and flex-volume-plugin-dir are required since /usr is read-only mounted
 # etcd is also defined as external. The provided one has some issues with docker and selinux
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ kind: InitConfiguration
 nodeRegistration:
   kubeletExtraArgs:
     volume-plugin-dir: "/opt/libexec/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec/"
+
 ---
 apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/v1beta3
 kind: ClusterConfiguration
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ spec:
   imagePath: flatcar/calico
   # Configures Calico networking.
   calicoNetwork:
+
     # Note: The ipPools section cannot be modified post-install.
     ipPools:
     - blockSize: 26
diff --git a/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-cilium-script.sh b/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-cilium-script.sh
index 61a1e6e5c..f60f6a765 100644
--- a/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-cilium-script.sh
+++ b/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-cilium-script.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ curl --retry-delay 1 \
 # kubelet config for both controller and worker
 cgroup=$(docker info | awk '/Cgroup Driver/ { print $3}')
 
+
+
 # we create the kubeadm config
 # plugin-volume-dir and flex-volume-plugin-dir are required since /usr is read-only mounted
 # etcd is also defined as external. The provided one has some issues with docker and selinux
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ kind: InitConfiguration
 nodeRegistration:
   kubeletExtraArgs:
     volume-plugin-dir: "/opt/libexec/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec/"
+
 ---
 apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/v1beta3
 kind: ClusterConfiguration
diff --git a/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-flannel-script.sh b/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-flannel-script.sh
index 8dc1215f4..e21a04a8b 100644
--- a/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-flannel-script.sh
+++ b/kola/tests/kubeadm/testdata/master-flannel-script.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ curl --retry-delay 1 \
 # kubelet config for both controller and worker
 cgroup=$(docker info | awk '/Cgroup Driver/ { print $3}')
 
+
+
 # we create the kubeadm config
 # plugin-volume-dir and flex-volume-plugin-dir are required since /usr is read-only mounted
 # etcd is also defined as external. The provided one has some issues with docker and selinux
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ kind: InitConfiguration
 nodeRegistration:
   kubeletExtraArgs:
     volume-plugin-dir: "/opt/libexec/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec/"
+
 ---
 apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/v1beta3
 kind: ClusterConfiguration