diff --git a/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/util/GKEInterpreter.scala b/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/util/GKEInterpreter.scala
index 8f09ce2dab..3f0d52a1e7 100644
--- a/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/util/GKEInterpreter.scala
+++ b/http/src/main/scala/org/broadinstitute/dsde/workbench/leonardo/util/GKEInterpreter.scala
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ class GKEInterpreter[F[_]](
         .setMasterAuthorizedNetworksConfig(
           new com.google.api.services.container.model.MasterAuthorizedNetworksConfig()
             .setEnabled(true)
+            .setGcpPublicCidrsAccessEnabled(true)
             .setCidrBlocks(
               config.clusterConfig.authorizedNetworks
                 .map(ip => new com.google.api.services.container.model.CidrBlock().setCidrBlock(ip.value))