diff --git a/pkg/client/cluster.go b/pkg/client/cluster.go
index 4905f692..27225ed9 100644
--- a/pkg/client/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cluster.go
@@ -507,15 +507,40 @@ ClusterCreatOpts:
 	 */
 	// *** ServerLoadBalancer ***
 	if !clusterCreateOpts.DisableLoadBalancer {
-		node, nodeCreateOpts, err := LoadbalancerPrepare(ctx, runtime, cluster, &k3d.LoadbalancerCreateOpts{Labels: clusterCreateOpts.GlobalLabels})
+		lbNode, err := LoadbalancerPrepare(ctx, runtime, cluster, &k3d.LoadbalancerCreateOpts{Labels: clusterCreateOpts.GlobalLabels})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := NodeCreate(ctx, runtime, node, *nodeCreateOpts); err != nil {
-			log.Errorln("Failed to create loadbalancer")
+		cluster.Nodes = append(cluster.Nodes, lbNode) // append lbNode to list of cluster nodes, so it will be considered during rollback
+
+		lbConfig, err := LoadbalancerGenerateConfig(cluster)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error generating loadbalancer config: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// prepare to write config to lb container
+		configyaml, err := yaml.Marshal(lbConfig)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		log.Debugf("Created loadbalancer '%s'", node.Name)
+
+		writeLbConfigAction := k3d.NodeHook{
+			Stage: k3d.LifecycleStagePreStart,
+			Action: actions.WriteFileAction{
+				Runtime: runtime,
+				Dest:    k3d.DefaultLoadbalancerConfigPath,
+				Mode:    0744,
+				Content: configyaml,
+			},
+		}
+
+		lbNode.HookActions = append(lbNode.HookActions, writeLbConfigAction)
+
+		log.Infof("Creating LoadBalancer '%s'", lbNode.Name)
+		if err := NodeCreate(ctx, runtime, lbNode, k3d.NodeCreateOpts{}); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error creating loadbalancer: %v", err)
+		}
+		log.Debugf("Created loadbalancer '%s'", lbNode.Name)
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -865,7 +890,9 @@ func ClusterStart(ctx context.Context, runtime k3drt.Runtime, cluster *k3d.Clust
 	log.Infoln("Starting helpers...")
 	failedHelpers := 0
 	for _, helperNode := range aux {
-		nodeStartOpts := k3d.NodeStartOpts{}
+		nodeStartOpts := k3d.NodeStartOpts{
+			NodeHooks: helperNode.HookActions,
+		}
 		if helperNode.Role == k3d.LoadBalancerRole {
 			nodeStartOpts.Wait = true
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/client/loadbalancer.go b/pkg/client/loadbalancer.go
index db47c494..2a1debcc 100644
--- a/pkg/client/loadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/client/loadbalancer.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
-	"github.com/rancher/k3d/v4/pkg/actions"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/v4/pkg/runtimes"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/v4/pkg/types"
 	k3d "github.com/rancher/k3d/v4/pkg/types"
@@ -112,8 +111,7 @@ func GetLoadbalancerConfig(ctx context.Context, runtime runtimes.Runtime, cluste
 	return currentConfig, nil
 }
 
-func LoadbalancerPrepare(ctx context.Context, runtime runtimes.Runtime, cluster *types.Cluster, opts *k3d.LoadbalancerCreateOpts) (*k3d.Node, *k3d.NodeCreateOpts, error) {
-
+func LoadbalancerGenerateConfig(cluster *k3d.Cluster) (k3d.LoadbalancerConfig, error) {
 	lbConfig := k3d.LoadbalancerConfig{
 		Ports:    map[string][]string{},
 		Settings: k3d.LoadBalancerSettings{},
@@ -136,6 +134,14 @@ func LoadbalancerPrepare(ctx context.Context, runtime runtimes.Runtime, cluster
 		lbConfig.Ports[fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", exposedPort.Port(), exposedPort.Proto())] = servers
 	}
 
+	// some additional nginx settings
+	lbConfig.Settings.WorkerProcesses = k3d.DefaultLoadbalancerWorkerProcesses + len(cluster.ServerLoadBalancer.Ports)*len(servers)
+
+	return lbConfig, nil
+}
+
+func LoadbalancerPrepare(ctx context.Context, runtime runtimes.Runtime, cluster *types.Cluster, opts *k3d.LoadbalancerCreateOpts) (*k3d.Node, error) {
+
 	if cluster.ServerLoadBalancer.Ports == nil {
 		cluster.ServerLoadBalancer.Ports = nat.PortMap{}
 	}
@@ -151,28 +157,7 @@ func LoadbalancerPrepare(ctx context.Context, runtime runtimes.Runtime, cluster
 		Networks:      []string{cluster.Network.Name},
 		Restart:       true,
 	}
-	cluster.Nodes = append(cluster.Nodes, lbNode) // append lbNode to list of cluster nodes, so it will be considered during rollback
-	log.Infof("Creating LoadBalancer '%s'", lbNode.Name)
 
-	// some additional nginx settings
-	lbConfig.Settings.WorkerProcesses = k3d.DefaultLoadbalancerWorkerProcesses + len(cluster.ServerLoadBalancer.Ports)*len(servers)
-
-	// prepare to write config to lb container
-	configyaml, err := yaml.Marshal(lbConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-
-	writeLbConfigAction := k3d.NodeHook{
-		Stage: k3d.LifecycleStagePreStart,
-		Action: actions.WriteFileAction{
-			Runtime: runtime,
-			Dest:    k3d.DefaultLoadbalancerConfigPath,
-			Mode:    0744,
-			Content: configyaml,
-		},
-	}
-
-	return lbNode, &k3d.NodeCreateOpts{NodeHooks: []k3d.NodeHook{writeLbConfigAction}}, nil
+	return lbNode, nil
 
 }
diff --git a/pkg/types/types.go b/pkg/types/types.go
index d47e1cd7..296d1a84 100644
--- a/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ type Node struct {
 	Memory        string            // filled automatically
 	State         NodeState         // filled automatically
 	IP            NodeIP            // filled automatically
+	HookActions   []NodeHook        `yaml:"hooks" json:"hooks,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ServerOpts describes some additional server role specific opts
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ type LoadBalancerSettings struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	DefaultLoadbalancerConfigPath      = "/etc/confd/portmap.yaml"
+	DefaultLoadbalancerConfigPath      = "/etc/confd/values.yaml"
 	DefaultLoadbalancerWorkerProcesses = 1024
 )