# Deleting node because it does not exist in the cloud provider **URL:** \ **Category:** SUSE Rancher Prime\ **Created:** [May 1, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/deleting-node-because-it-does-not-exist-in-the-cloud-provider/20187 "2021-05-01T11:12:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jamrizzi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/jamrizzi/32/2256_2.png) [@jamrizzi](https://forums.suse.com/u/jamrizzi)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/deleting-node-because-it-does-not-exist-in-the-cloud-provider/20187/1 "2021-05-01T11:12:34Z")
Sometime I need to add custom nodes to a cloud provided cluster, however rancher deletes them when I try to add them. ![Screenshot from 2021-05-01 06-09-05](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/b/b2469082d04b2096b26ab67e30df87bd75e87671.png) ---
**Author:** ![jamrizzi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/jamrizzi/32/2256_2.png) [@jamrizzi](https://forums.suse.com/u/jamrizzi)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/deleting-node-because-it-does-not-exist-in-the-cloud-provider/20187/2 "2021-05-01T11:17:05Z")
Hmmm, looks like the issue is actually with kubernetes. > **[pkg/controller/cloud/node\_lifecycle\_controller.go ยท...](https://gitlab.cncf.ci/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/d648ba856b21c4ae98e9b1e9d8a998d0a0b9ca49/pkg/controller/cloud/node_lifecycle_controller.go#L190)** > > Production-Grade Container Scheduling and Management http://kubernetes.io ---
**Author:** ![jamrizzi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/jamrizzi/32/2256_2.png) [@jamrizzi](https://forums.suse.com/u/jamrizzi)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/deleting-node-because-it-does-not-exist-in-the-cloud-provider/20187/3 "2021-05-01T11:19:27Z")
Is there a way to get around this?