diff --git a/integration/__tests__/app-preferences.tests.ts b/integration/__tests__/app-preferences.tests.ts
index 4939686e41..47dffd6a90 100644
--- a/integration/__tests__/app-preferences.tests.ts
+++ b/integration/__tests__/app-preferences.tests.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe("preferences page tests", () => {
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     let app: ElectronApplication;
-    
+
     ({ window, cleanup, app } = await utils.start());
     await utils.clickWelcomeButton(window);
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe("preferences page tests", () => {
   utils.itIf(process.platform !== "win32")("ensures helm repos", async () => {
     await window.click("[data-testid=kubernetes-tab]");
     await window.waitForSelector("[data-testid=repository-name]", {
-      timeout: 100_000,
+      timeout: 140_000,
     });
     await window.click("#HelmRepoSelect");
     await window.waitForSelector("div.Select__option");
diff --git a/integration/helpers/utils.ts b/integration/helpers/utils.ts
index e52ae1d87f..359332f0d4 100644
--- a/integration/helpers/utils.ts
+++ b/integration/helpers/utils.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export async function start() {
 }
 
 export async function clickWelcomeButton(window: Page) {
-  await window.click("#hotbarIcon-catalog-entity .Icon");
+  await window.click("[data-testid=welcome-menu-container] li a");
 }
 
 function minikubeEntityId() {
diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api.ts
index 2705eeb1dd..01571a7d16 100644
--- a/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api.ts
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@ export interface INodeMetrics<T = IMetrics> {
   fsSize: T;
 }
 
+export interface NodeTaint {
+  key: string;
+  value?: string;
+  effect: string;
+  timeAdded: string;
+}
+
+export function formatNodeTaint(taint: NodeTaint): string {
+  if (taint.value) {
+    return `${taint.key}=${taint.value}:${taint.effect}`;
+  }
+
+  return `${taint.key}:${taint.effect}`;
+}
+
 export interface Node {
   spec: {
     podCIDR?: string;
@@ -65,12 +80,7 @@ export interface Node {
      * @deprecated see https://issues.k8s.io/61966
      */
     externalID?: string;
-    taints?: {
-      key: string;
-      value: string;
-      effect: string;
-      timeAdded: string;
-    }[];
+    taints?: NodeTaint[];
     unschedulable?: boolean;
   };
   status: {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+nodes/node-details.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+nodes/node-details.tsx
index cc858cba46..5ae6a30f51 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+nodes/node-details.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+nodes/node-details.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { Badge } from "../badge";
 import { ResourceMetrics } from "../resource-metrics";
 import { podsStore } from "../+workloads-pods/pods.store";
 import type { KubeObjectDetailsProps } from "../kube-object-details";
-import { getMetricsByNodeNames, IClusterMetrics, Node } from "../../../common/k8s-api/endpoints";
+import { formatNodeTaint, getMetricsByNodeNames, IClusterMetrics, Node } from "../../../common/k8s-api/endpoints";
 import { NodeCharts } from "./node-charts";
 import { makeObservable, observable, reaction } from "mobx";
 import { PodDetailsList } from "../+workloads-pods/pod-details-list";
@@ -132,11 +132,7 @@ export class NodeDetails extends React.Component<Props> {
         />
         {taints.length > 0 && (
           <DrawerItem name="Taints" labelsOnly>
-            {
-              taints.map(({ key, effect, value }) => (
-                <Badge key={key} label={`${key}=${value}:${effect}`} />
-              ))
-            }
+            {taints.map(taint => <Badge key={taint.key} label={formatNodeTaint(taint)} />)}
           </DrawerItem>
         )}
         {conditions &&
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+nodes/nodes.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+nodes/nodes.tsx
index 0d701e4ee7..73a6977a2d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+nodes/nodes.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+nodes/nodes.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { cssNames, interval } from "../../utils";
 import { TabLayout } from "../layout/tab-layout";
 import { nodesStore } from "./nodes.store";
 import { KubeObjectListLayout } from "../kube-object-list-layout";
-import { getMetricsForAllNodes, INodeMetrics, Node } from "../../../common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api";
+import { formatNodeTaint, getMetricsForAllNodes, INodeMetrics, Node } from "../../../common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api";
 import { LineProgress } from "../line-progress";
 import { bytesToUnits } from "../../../common/utils/convertMemory";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipPosition } from "../tooltip";
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ export class Nodes extends React.Component<Props> {
           ]}
           renderTableContents={node => {
             const tooltipId = `node-taints-${node.getId()}`;
+            const taints = node.getTaints();
 
             return [
               <Badge flat key="name" label={node.getName()} tooltip={node.getName()} />,
@@ -235,9 +236,9 @@ export class Nodes extends React.Component<Props> {
               this.renderMemoryUsage(node),
               this.renderDiskUsage(node),
               <>
-                <span id={tooltipId}>{node.getTaints().length}</span>
+                <span id={tooltipId}>{taints.length}</span>
                 <Tooltip targetId={tooltipId} tooltipOnParentHover={true} style={{ whiteSpace: "pre-line" }}>
-                  {node.getTaints().map(({ key, value, effect }) => `${key}=${value}:${effect}`).join("\n")}
+                  {taints.map(formatNodeTaint).join("\n")}
                 </Tooltip>
               </>,
               node.getRoleLabels(),
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/__tests__/nodes.api.test.ts b/src/renderer/components/__tests__/nodes.api.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba91169336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/__tests__/nodes.api.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 OpenLens Authors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import { formatNodeTaint } from "../../../common/k8s-api/endpoints";
+
+describe("formatNodeTaint tests", () => {
+  it("should use value if defined", () => {
+    expect(formatNodeTaint({
+      effect: "Foo",
+      key: "hello",
+      timeAdded: "pre",
+      value: "a"
+    })).toBe("hello=a:Foo");
+  });
+
+  it("should not use value if not defined", () => {
+    expect(formatNodeTaint({
+      effect: "Foo",
+      key: "hello",
+      timeAdded: "pre",
+    })).toBe("hello:Foo");
+  });
+});