# Replace master node
**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/t/replace-master-node/44644
**Category:** k3s, k3OS, and k3d
**Created:** [December 5, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/replace-master-node/44644 "2024-12-05T11:48:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@elronzo](https://forums.suse.com/u/elronzo)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/replace-master-node/44644/1 "2024-12-05T11:48:54Z")
I do have a testcluster with three masters (etcd). All of them are VMs. One of them has some kind of problem that does not allow me to start the VM. How can I properly decommission this master node and add another one properly?
---
### Author:  [@elronzo](https://forums.suse.com/u/elronzo)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/replace-master-node/44644/2 "2024-12-05T18:55:52Z")
OK. It was just a matter of kubectl delete node and rejoin a new node. Works perfectly.