diff --git a/clustertool/embed/generic/base/talos/talconfig.yaml b/clustertool/embed/generic/base/talos/talconfig.yaml
index 61f09c1c41d..fdb8d080625 100644
--- a/clustertool/embed/generic/base/talos/talconfig.yaml
+++ b/clustertool/embed/generic/base/talos/talconfig.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ controlPlane:
           discard_unpacked_layers = false
         [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.runc]
           discard_unpacked_layers = false
+        [plugins."io.containerd.cri.v1.images"] 
+          discard_unpacked_layers = false
       permissions: 0
       path: /etc/cri/conf.d/20-customization.part
       op: create