diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/secretsmanager/secret_fetch_script.go b/pkg/cloud/services/secretsmanager/secret_fetch_script.go
index 4e3f09e8fe..de89e62a4b 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/secretsmanager/secret_fetch_script.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/secretsmanager/secret_fetch_script.go
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ if [ ${GUNZIP_RETURN} -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 log::info "restarting cloud-init"
-systemctl restart cloud-init
+rm -rf /var/lib/cloud/instances
+cloud-init clean --reboot
 log::success_exit
 `
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/ssm/secret_fetch_script.go b/pkg/cloud/services/ssm/secret_fetch_script.go
index cc370ad01a..1953bb7f4c 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/ssm/secret_fetch_script.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/ssm/secret_fetch_script.go
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ if [ ${GUNZIP_RETURN} -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 log::info "restarting cloud-init"
-systemctl restart cloud-init
+rm -rf /var/lib/cloud/instances
+cloud-init clean --reboot
 log::success_exit
 `