diff --git a/extensions/node-menu/src/node-menu.tsx b/extensions/node-menu/src/node-menu.tsx
index 24ba659616..cfa21fe5f3 100644
--- a/extensions/node-menu/src/node-menu.tsx
+++ b/extensions/node-menu/src/node-menu.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function NodeMenu(props: NodeMenuProps) {
   };
 
   const drain = () => {
-    const command = `${kubectlPath} drain ${nodeName} --delete-local-data --ignore-daemonsets --force`;
+    const command = `${kubectlPath} drain ${nodeName} --delete-emptydir-data --ignore-daemonsets --force`;
 
     ConfirmDialog.open({
       ok: () => sendToTerminal(command),