diff --git a/tools/deployment/35_deploy_worker_node.sh b/tools/deployment/35_deploy_worker_node.sh
index ad95a3cfb..5e713cac3 100755
--- a/tools/deployment/35_deploy_worker_node.sh
+++ b/tools/deployment/35_deploy_worker_node.sh
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ export WORKER_NODE=${WORKER_NODE:-"$(airshipctl phase render workers-target \
 	sed 's/"//g')"}
 
 # Annotate node for hostconfig-operator
-hosts=(`kubectl \
+hosts=$(kubectl \
   --kubeconfig $KUBECONFIG \
   --context $KUBECONFIG_TARGET_CONTEXT \
-  --request-timeout 10s get nodes -o name`)
+  --request-timeout 10s get nodes -o name)
 
 for i in "${!hosts[@]}"
 do
     kubectl \
       --kubeconfig $KUBECONFIG \
       --context $KUBECONFIG_TARGET_CONTEXT \
-      --request-timeout 10s annotate ${hosts[i]} secret=hco-ssh-auth
+      --request-timeout 10s annotate --overwrite ${hosts[i]} secret=hco-ssh-auth
     kubectl \
       --kubeconfig $KUBECONFIG \
       --context $KUBECONFIG_TARGET_CONTEXT \
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ done
 cd ${AIRSHIPCTL_PROJECT}
 ./tools/deployment/35_deploy_worker_node.sh
 
-hosts=$(`kubectl \
+hosts=$(kubectl \
   --kubeconfig $KUBECONFIG \
   --context $KUBECONFIG_TARGET_CONTEXT \
-  --request-timeout 10s get nodes -o name`)
+  --request-timeout 10s get nodes -o name)
 
 # Annotate node for hostconfig-operator
 for i in "${!hosts[@]}"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ do
     kubectl \
       --kubeconfig $KUBECONFIG \
       --context $KUBECONFIG_TARGET_CONTEXT \
-      --request-timeout 10s annotate ${hosts[i]} secret=hco-ssh-auth
+      --request-timeout 10s annotate --overwrite ${hosts[i]} secret=hco-ssh-auth
     kubectl \
       --kubeconfig $KUBECONFIG \
       --context $KUBECONFIG_TARGET_CONTEXT \