diff --git a/tasks/generate_templates.yml b/tasks/generate_templates.yml
index ca3a1d6..7187742 100644
--- a/tasks/generate_templates.yml
+++ b/tasks/generate_templates.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@
     ( 'user' in kops_dockerconfig_creds ) and
     ( 'token' in kops_dockerconfig_creds )
 
+- name: "({{ cluster.name }}) delete dockerconfig.json"
+  file:
+    state: absent
+    path: "{{ kops_default_build_directory}}/{{ cluster.name }}/dockerconfig.json"
+  when:
+    - kops_dockerconfig_creds is not defined
+    - kops_update is defined
+    - kops_update == 'state' or kops_update == 'update' or kops_update == 'all'
+
 - name: "({{ cluster.name }}) generate dockerhub credential for kubernetes"
   template:
     src: "{{ item }}.j2"