diff --git a/pkg/capr/planner/etcdcreate.go b/pkg/capr/planner/etcdcreate.go
index 57215f4b084..27a3424eb37 100644
--- a/pkg/capr/planner/etcdcreate.go
+++ b/pkg/capr/planner/etcdcreate.go
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ func (p *Planner) runEtcdSnapshotCreate(controlPlane *rkev1.RKEControlPlane, tok
 // Notably, this function will blatantly ignore drain and concurrency options, as during an etcd snapshot operation, there is no necessity to drain nodes.
 func (p *Planner) runEtcdSnapshotManagementServiceStart(controlPlane *rkev1.RKEControlPlane, tokensSecret plan.Secret, clusterPlan *plan.Plan, include roleFilter, operation string) error {
 	// Generate and deliver desired plan for the bootstrap/init node first.
-	if err := p.reconcile(controlPlane, tokensSecret, clusterPlan, true, bootstrapTier, isEtcd, isNotInitNodeOrIsDeleting,
-		"1", "", controlPlane.Spec.UpgradeStrategy.ControlPlaneDrainOptions,
-		-1, 1, false, true); err != nil {
+	if err := p.reconcile(controlPlane, tokensSecret, clusterPlan, true, bootstrapTier, isEtcd, isNotInitNodeOrIsDeleting, "1", "", controlPlane.Spec.UpgradeStrategy.ControlPlaneDrainOptions, -1, 1, false); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/capr/planner/etcdrestore.go b/pkg/capr/planner/etcdrestore.go
index 77abe753db0..2a0d98aa45c 100644
--- a/pkg/capr/planner/etcdrestore.go
+++ b/pkg/capr/planner/etcdrestore.go
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ func (p *Planner) runEtcdRestoreServiceStop(controlPlane *rkev1.RKEControlPlane,
 			stopPlan.Instructions = append(stopPlan.Instructions, generateRemoveTLSAndCredDirInstructions(controlPlane)...)
 		}
 		if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(server.Plan.Plan, stopPlan) {
-			if err := p.store.UpdatePlan(server, stopPlan, joinedServer, 0, 0, true); err != nil {
+			if err := p.store.UpdatePlan(server, stopPlan, joinedServer, 0, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			updated = true
diff --git a/pkg/capr/planner/planner.go b/pkg/capr/planner/planner.go
index acbcc16687d..b431ab41d9f 100644
--- a/pkg/capr/planner/planner.go
+++ b/pkg/capr/planner/planner.go
@@ -361,9 +361,7 @@ func (p *Planner) fullReconcile(cp *rkev1.RKEControlPlane, status rkev1.RKEContr
 	}
 
 	// select all etcd and then filter to just initNodes so that unavailable count is correct
-	err = p.reconcile(cp, clusterSecretTokens, plan, true, bootstrapTier, isEtcd, isNotInitNodeOrIsDeleting,
-		"1", "", controlPlaneDrainOptions, -1, 1,
-		false, true)
+	err = p.reconcile(cp, clusterSecretTokens, plan, true, bootstrapTier, isEtcd, isNotInitNodeOrIsDeleting, "1", "", controlPlaneDrainOptions, -1, 1, false)
 	capr.Bootstrapped.True(&status)
 	firstIgnoreError, err = ignoreErrors(firstIgnoreError, err)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -382,18 +380,14 @@ func (p *Planner) fullReconcile(cp *rkev1.RKEControlPlane, status rkev1.RKEContr
 	}
 
 	// Process all nodes that have the etcd role and are NOT an init node or deleting. Only process 1 node at a time.
-	err = p.reconcile(cp, clusterSecretTokens, plan, true, etcdTier, isEtcd, isInitNodeOrDeleting,
-		"1", joinServer, controlPlaneDrainOptions,
-		-1, 1, false, true)
+	err = p.reconcile(cp, clusterSecretTokens, plan, true, etcdTier, isEtcd, isInitNodeOrDeleting, "1", joinServer, controlPlaneDrainOptions, -1, 1, false)
 	firstIgnoreError, err = ignoreErrors(firstIgnoreError, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return status, err
 	}
 
 	// Process all nodes that have the controlplane role and are NOT an init node or deleting.
-	err = p.reconcile(cp, clusterSecretTokens, plan, true, controlPlaneTier, isControlPlane, isInitNodeOrDeleting,
-		controlPlaneConcurrency, joinServer, controlPlaneDrainOptions, -1, 1,
-		false, true)
+	err = p.reconcile(cp, clusterSecretTokens, plan, true, controlPlaneTier, isControlPlane, isInitNodeOrDeleting, controlPlaneConcurrency, joinServer, controlPlaneDrainOptions, -1, 1, false)
 	firstIgnoreError, err = ignoreErrors(firstIgnoreError, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return status, err
@@ -411,9 +405,7 @@ func (p *Planner) fullReconcile(cp *rkev1.RKEControlPlane, status rkev1.RKEContr
 	}
 
 	// Process all nodes that are ONLY linux worker nodes.
-	err = p.reconcile(cp, clusterSecretTokens, plan, false, workerTier, isOnlyLinuxWorker, isInitNodeOrDeleting,
-		workerConcurrency, "", workerDrainOptions, -1, 1,
-		false, true)
+	err = p.reconcile(cp, clusterSecretTokens, plan, false, workerTier, isOnlyLinuxWorker, isInitNodeOrDeleting, workerConcurrency, "", workerDrainOptions, -1, 1, false)
 	firstIgnoreError, err = ignoreErrors(firstIgnoreError, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return status, err
@@ -436,9 +428,7 @@ func (p *Planner) fullReconcile(cp *rkev1.RKEControlPlane, status rkev1.RKEContr
 		resetFailureCountOnRestart = true
 	}
 
-	err = p.reconcile(cp, clusterSecretTokens, plan, false, workerTier, isOnlyWindowsWorker, isInitNodeOrDeleting,
-		workerConcurrency, "", workerDrainOptions, windowsMaxFailures,
-		windowsMaxFailureThreshold, resetFailureCountOnRestart, false)
+	err = p.reconcile(cp, clusterSecretTokens, plan, false, workerTier, isOnlyWindowsWorker, isInitNodeOrDeleting, workerConcurrency, "", workerDrainOptions, windowsMaxFailures, windowsMaxFailureThreshold, resetFailureCountOnRestart)
 	firstIgnoreError, err = ignoreErrors(firstIgnoreError, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return status, err
@@ -855,9 +845,7 @@ type reconcilable struct {
 	minorChange bool
 }
 
-func (p *Planner) reconcile(controlPlane *rkev1.RKEControlPlane, tokensSecret plan.Secret, clusterPlan *plan.Plan, required bool, tierName string,
-	include, exclude roleFilter, maxUnavailable, forcedJoinURL string, drainOptions rkev1.DrainOptions,
-	maxFailures, failureThreshold int, resetFailureCountOnSystemAgentRestart, overwriteFailureValues bool) error {
+func (p *Planner) reconcile(controlPlane *rkev1.RKEControlPlane, tokensSecret plan.Secret, clusterPlan *plan.Plan, required bool, tierName string, include, exclude roleFilter, maxUnavailable, forcedJoinURL string, drainOptions rkev1.DrainOptions, maxFailures, failureThreshold int, resetFailureCountOnSystemAgentRestart bool) error {
 	var (
 		ready, outOfSync, nonReady, errMachines, draining, uncordoned []string
 		messages                                                      = map[string][]string{}
@@ -929,14 +917,14 @@ func (p *Planner) reconcile(controlPlane *rkev1.RKEControlPlane, tokensSecret pl
 			logrus.Debugf("[planner] rkecluster %s/%s reconcile tier %s - setting initial plan for machine %s/%s", controlPlane.Namespace, controlPlane.Name, tierName, r.entry.Machine.Namespace, r.entry.Machine.Name)
 			logrus.Tracef("[planner] rkecluster %s/%s reconcile tier %s - initial plan for machine %s/%s new: %+v", controlPlane.Namespace, controlPlane.Name, tierName, r.entry.Machine.Namespace, r.entry.Machine.Name, r.desiredPlan)
 			outOfSync = append(outOfSync, r.entry.Machine.Name)
-			if err := p.store.UpdatePlan(r.entry, r.desiredPlan, r.joinedURL, maxFailures, failureThreshold, overwriteFailureValues); err != nil {
+			if err := p.store.UpdatePlan(r.entry, r.desiredPlan, r.joinedURL, maxFailures, failureThreshold); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else if r.minorChange {
 			logrus.Debugf("[planner] rkecluster %s/%s reconcile tier %s - minor plan change detected for machine %s/%s, updating plan immediately", controlPlane.Namespace, controlPlane.Name, tierName, r.entry.Machine.Namespace, r.entry.Machine.Name)
 			logrus.Tracef("[planner] rkecluster %s/%s reconcile tier %s - minor plan change for machine %s/%s old: %+v, new: %+v", controlPlane.Namespace, controlPlane.Name, tierName, r.entry.Machine.Namespace, r.entry.Machine.Name, r.entry.Plan.Plan, r.desiredPlan)
 			outOfSync = append(outOfSync, r.entry.Machine.Name)
-			if err := p.store.UpdatePlan(r.entry, r.desiredPlan, r.joinedURL, maxFailures, failureThreshold, overwriteFailureValues); err != nil {
+			if err := p.store.UpdatePlan(r.entry, r.desiredPlan, r.joinedURL, maxFailures, failureThreshold); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else if r.change {
@@ -960,7 +948,7 @@ func (p *Planner) reconcile(controlPlane *rkev1.RKEControlPlane, tokensSecret pl
 					// Drain is done (or didn't need to be done) and there are no errors, so the plan should be updated to enact the reason the node was drained.
 					logrus.Debugf("[planner] rkecluster %s/%s reconcile tier %s - major plan change for machine %s/%s", controlPlane.Namespace, controlPlane.Name, tierName, r.entry.Machine.Namespace, r.entry.Machine.Name)
 					logrus.Tracef("[planner] rkecluster %s/%s reconcile tier %s - major plan change for machine %s/%s old: %+v, new: %+v", controlPlane.Namespace, controlPlane.Name, tierName, r.entry.Machine.Namespace, r.entry.Machine.Name, r.entry.Plan.Plan, r.desiredPlan)
-					if err = p.store.UpdatePlan(r.entry, r.desiredPlan, r.joinedURL, maxFailures, failureThreshold, overwriteFailureValues); err != nil {
+					if err = p.store.UpdatePlan(r.entry, r.desiredPlan, r.joinedURL, maxFailures, failureThreshold); err != nil {
 						return err
 					} else if r.entry.Metadata.Annotations[capr.DrainDoneAnnotation] != "" {
 						messages[r.entry.Machine.Name] = append(messages[r.entry.Machine.Name], "drain completed")
diff --git a/pkg/capr/planner/store.go b/pkg/capr/planner/store.go
index add2c92952b..4bcc6980a82 100644
--- a/pkg/capr/planner/store.go
+++ b/pkg/capr/planner/store.go
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func (p *PlanStore) getPlanSecretFromMachine(machine *capi.Machine) (*corev1.Sec
 
 // UpdatePlan should not be called directly as it will not block further progress if the plan is not in sync
 // maxFailures is the number of attempts the system-agent will make to run the plan (in a failed state). failureThreshold is used to determine when the plan has failed.
-func (p *PlanStore) UpdatePlan(entry *planEntry, newNodePlan plan.NodePlan, joinedTo string, maxFailures, failureThreshold int, overwriteFailureKeys bool) error {
+func (p *PlanStore) UpdatePlan(entry *planEntry, newNodePlan plan.NodePlan, joinedTo string, maxFailures, failureThreshold int) error {
 	if maxFailures < failureThreshold && failureThreshold != -1 && maxFailures != -1 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failureThreshold (%d) cannot be greater than maxFailures (%d)", failureThreshold, maxFailures)
 	}
@@ -400,21 +400,15 @@ func (p *PlanStore) UpdatePlan(entry *planEntry, newNodePlan plan.NodePlan, join
 	// If the plan is being updated, then delete the probe-statuses so their healthy status will be reported as healthy only when they pass.
 	delete(secret.Data, "probe-statuses")
 
-	_, maxFailuresHasBeenSet := secret.Data["max-failures"]
 	secret.Data["plan"] = data
 	if maxFailures > 0 || maxFailures == -1 {
-		if !maxFailuresHasBeenSet || maxFailuresHasBeenSet && overwriteFailureKeys {
-			secret.Data["max-failures"] = []byte(strconv.Itoa(maxFailures))
-		}
+		secret.Data["max-failures"] = []byte(strconv.Itoa(maxFailures))
 	} else {
 		delete(secret.Data, "max-failures")
 	}
 
-	_, failureThresholdHasBeenSet := secret.Data["failure-threshold"]
 	if failureThreshold > 0 || failureThreshold == -1 {
-		if !failureThresholdHasBeenSet || failureThresholdHasBeenSet && overwriteFailureKeys {
-			secret.Data["failure-threshold"] = []byte(strconv.Itoa(failureThreshold))
-		}
+		secret.Data["failure-threshold"] = []byte(strconv.Itoa(failureThreshold))
 	} else {
 		delete(secret.Data, "failure-threshold")
 	}
@@ -483,7 +477,7 @@ func (p *PlanStore) removePlanSecretLabel(entry *planEntry, key string) error {
 // assignAndCheckPlan assigns the given newPlan to the designated server in the planEntry, and will return nil if the plan is assigned and in sync.
 func assignAndCheckPlan(store *PlanStore, msg string, entry *planEntry, newPlan plan.NodePlan, joinedTo string, failureThreshold, maxRetries int) error {
 	if entry.Plan == nil || !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(entry.Plan.Plan, newPlan) {
-		if err := store.UpdatePlan(entry, newPlan, joinedTo, failureThreshold, maxRetries, true); err != nil {
+		if err := store.UpdatePlan(entry, newPlan, joinedTo, failureThreshold, maxRetries); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return errWaiting(fmt.Sprintf("starting %s", msg))