diff --git a/pkg/model/components/kubelet.go b/pkg/model/components/kubelet.go
index 1c8d82af72ff6..94996a16faab4 100644
--- a/pkg/model/components/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/model/components/kubelet.go
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ func (b *KubeletOptionsBuilder) BuildOptions(o interface{}) error {
 		clusterSpec.Kubelet.CloudProvider = "azure"
 	}
 
+	if cloudProvider == kops.CloudProviderScaleway {
+		clusterSpec.Kubelet.CloudProvider = "external"
+	}
+
 	if clusterSpec.ExternalCloudControllerManager != nil {
 		clusterSpec.Kubelet.CloudProvider = "external"
 	}
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/populate_instancegroup_spec.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/populate_instancegroup_spec.go
index 12275edb95b9a..61ef91b8b85c3 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/populate_instancegroup_spec.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/populate_instancegroup_spec.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const (
 	defaultMasterMachineTypeSCW     = "DEV1-M"
 
 	defaultDONodeImage  = "ubuntu-20-04-x64"
-	defaultSCWNodeImage = "debian_buster"
+	defaultSCWNodeImage = "ubuntu_focal"
 )
 
 // TODO: this hardcoded list can be replaced with DescribeInstanceTypes' DedicatedHostsSupported field