diff --git a/doc/source/configuration/host-system.rst b/doc/source/configuration/host-system.rst
index 3438b5e8..c1c551a5 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration/host-system.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration/host-system.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Sample Document to run containers in Docker runtime
         layer: site
     data:
       files:
-        - path: /opt/kubernetes/bin/kubelet
+        - path: /usr/local/bin/kubelet
           tar_url: https://dl.k8s.io/v1.32.1/kubernetes-node-linux-amd64.tar.gz
           tar_path: kubernetes/node/bin/kubelet
           mode: 0555
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Sample Document to run containers in Containerd runtime
         layer: site
     data:
       files:
-        - path: /opt/kubernetes/bin/kubelet
+        - path: /usr/local/bin/kubelet
           tar_url: https://dl.k8s.io/v1.32.1/kubernetes-node-linux-amd64.tar.gz
           tar_path: kubernetes/node/bin/kubelet
           mode: 0555
diff --git a/examples/basic/HostSystem.yaml b/examples/basic/HostSystem.yaml
index 784102ed..2413a398 100644
--- a/examples/basic/HostSystem.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic/HostSystem.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data:
     kube-cgroup:
       enable: true
   files:
-    - path: /opt/kubernetes/bin/kubelet
+    - path: /usr/local/bin/kubelet
       tar_url: https://dl.k8s.io/v1.32.1/kubernetes-node-linux-amd64.tar.gz
       tar_path: kubernetes/node/bin/kubelet
       mode: 0555
diff --git a/examples/complete/HostSystem.yaml b/examples/complete/HostSystem.yaml
index f880fef3..08e65faa 100644
--- a/examples/complete/HostSystem.yaml
+++ b/examples/complete/HostSystem.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data:
     kube-cgroup:
       enable: true
   files:
-    - path: /opt/kubernetes/bin/kubelet
+    - path: /usr/local/bin/kubelet
       tar_url: https://dl.k8s.io/v1.32.1/kubernetes-node-linux-amd64.tar.gz
       tar_path: kubernetes/node/bin/kubelet
       mode: 0555
diff --git a/examples/containerd/HostSystem.yaml b/examples/containerd/HostSystem.yaml
index 34e2c6a5..d43541bd 100644
--- a/examples/containerd/HostSystem.yaml
+++ b/examples/containerd/HostSystem.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data:
     kube-cgroup:
       enable: true
   files:
-    - path: /opt/kubernetes/bin/kubelet
+    - path: /usr/local/bin/kubelet
       tar_url: https://dl.k8s.io/v1.32.1/kubernetes-node-linux-amd64.tar.gz
       tar_path: kubernetes/node/bin/kubelet
       mode: 0555
diff --git a/examples/gate/HostSystem.yaml b/examples/gate/HostSystem.yaml
index 7a3633ee..0038d2b6 100644
--- a/examples/gate/HostSystem.yaml
+++ b/examples/gate/HostSystem.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data:
     kube-cgroup:
       enable: true
   files:
-    - path: /opt/kubernetes/bin/kubelet
+    - path: /usr/local/bin/kubelet
       tar_url: https://dl.k8s.io/v1.32.1/kubernetes-node-linux-amd64.tar.gz
       tar_path: kubernetes/node/bin/kubelet
       mode: 0555
diff --git a/promenade/templates/roles/common/etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service b/promenade/templates/roles/common/etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service
index cf931c87..4f7e3399 100644
--- a/promenade/templates/roles/common/etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service
+++ b/promenade/templates/roles/common/etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/var/lib/kubelet/kubeadm-flags.env
 # This is a file that the user can use for overrides of the kubelet args as a last resort. Preferably, the user should use
 # the .NodeRegistration.KubeletExtraArgs object in the configuration files instead. KUBELET_EXTRA_ARGS should be sourced from this file.
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/kubelet
-ExecStart=/opt/kubernetes/bin/kubelet $KUBELET_KUBECONFIG_ARGS $KUBELET_CONFIG_ARGS $KUBELET_KUBEADM_ARGS $KUBELET_EXTRA_ARGS
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/kubelet $KUBELET_KUBECONFIG_ARGS $KUBELET_CONFIG_ARGS $KUBELET_KUBEADM_ARGS $KUBELET_EXTRA_ARGS
 Restart=always
 StartLimitInterval=0
 RestartSec=10
diff --git a/tests/unit/api/test_validatedesign.py b/tests/unit/api/test_validatedesign.py
index 9b78eaf3..9370c3cf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/api/test_validatedesign.py
+++ b/tests/unit/api/test_validatedesign.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ VALID_DOCS = [
                 'mode':
                 365,
                 'path':
-                '/opt/kubernetes/bin/kubelet',
+                '/usr/local/bin/kubelet',
                 'tar_path':
                 'kubernetes/node/bin/kubelet',
                 'tar_url':
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder_data/simple/HostSystem.yaml b/tests/unit/builder_data/simple/HostSystem.yaml
index e2aa4d32..72cc19ad 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder_data/simple/HostSystem.yaml
+++ b/tests/unit/builder_data/simple/HostSystem.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ data:
     # (either here or via debian package; however, these unit tests don't
     # attempt to actually run Kubernetes, only to construct the genesis and
     # join scripts.
-    # - path: /opt/kubernetes/bin/kubelet
+    # - path: /usr/local/bin/kubelet
     #   tar_url: https://dl.k8s.io/v1.32.1/kubernetes-node-linux-amd64.tar.gz
     #   tar_path: kubernetes/node/bin/kubelet
     #   mode: 0555
diff --git a/tools/gate/config-templates/site-config.yaml b/tools/gate/config-templates/site-config.yaml
index e0856b39..221edcfb 100644
--- a/tools/gate/config-templates/site-config.yaml
+++ b/tools/gate/config-templates/site-config.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ metadata:
   storagePolicy: cleartext
 data:
   files:
-    - path: /opt/kubernetes/bin/kubelet
+    - path: /usr/local/bin/kubelet
       tar_url: ${KUBELET_URL}
       tar_path: kubernetes/node/bin/kubelet
       mode: 0555