diff --git a/tests/scripts/kubeadm-install.sh b/tests/scripts/kubeadm-install.sh
index 3e71d360b..1973c23ee 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/kubeadm-install.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/kubeadm-install.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ null_str=
 KUBE_INSTALL_VERSION="${KUBE_VERSION/v/$null_str}"-00
 
 # Kubelet cannot run with swap enabled: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/34726
-# Disabling swap when installing k8s 1.8.x via kubeadm
+# Disabling swap when installing k8s via kubeadm
+which systemctl >/dev/null && sudo systemctl stop swap.target
 sudo swapoff -a
 
 wait_for_dpkg_unlock() {
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ sudo apt-get update
 wait_for_dpkg_unlock
 sleep 5
 wait_for_dpkg_unlock
-sudo apt-get install -y kubernetes-cni="0.6.0-00"
-sudo apt-get install -y kubelet="${KUBE_INSTALL_VERSION}"  && sudo apt-get install -y kubeadm="${KUBE_INSTALL_VERSION}"
+sudo apt-get install -y --allow-downgrades kubernetes-cni="0.6.0-00"
+sudo apt-get install -y --allow-downgrades kubelet="${KUBE_INSTALL_VERSION}"  && sudo apt-get install -y --allow-downgrades kubeadm="${KUBE_INSTALL_VERSION}"
 
 #get matching kubectl
 case ${ARCH} in
diff --git a/tests/scripts/kubeadm.sh b/tests/scripts/kubeadm.sh
index 7f31ace05..6af0783ca 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/kubeadm.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/kubeadm.sh
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ kubeadm_reset() {
     sudo apt-get -y remove kubelet
     sudo apt-get -y remove kubeadm
     sudo swapon -a
+    which systemctl >/dev/null && sudo systemctl start swap.target
 }
 
 case "${1:-}" in