diff --git a/cluster/common.sh b/cluster/common.sh
index 669e520483..eaf39abcb2 100755
--- a/cluster/common.sh
+++ b/cluster/common.sh
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ ENV_TIMESTAMP: $(yaml-quote $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%T%z))
 INSTANCE_PREFIX: $(yaml-quote ${INSTANCE_PREFIX})
 NODE_INSTANCE_PREFIX: $(yaml-quote ${NODE_INSTANCE_PREFIX})
 NODE_TAGS: $(yaml-quote ${NODE_TAGS:-})
+NODE_NETWORK: $(yaml-quote ${NODE_NETWORK:-})
+NODE_SUBNETWORK: $(yaml-quote ${NODE_SUBNETWORK:-})
 CLUSTER_IP_RANGE: $(yaml-quote ${CLUSTER_IP_RANGE:-10.244.0.0/16})
 SERVER_BINARY_TAR_URL: $(yaml-quote ${server_binary_tar_url})
 SERVER_BINARY_TAR_HASH: $(yaml-quote ${SERVER_BINARY_TAR_HASH})
diff --git a/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
index f4779165f1..ce28b0ece5 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
@@ -229,24 +229,36 @@ EOF
 api-endpoint = ${GCE_API_ENDPOINT}
 EOF
   fi
-  if [[ -n "${PROJECT_ID:-}" && -n "${TOKEN_URL:-}" && -n "${TOKEN_BODY:-}" && -n "${NODE_NETWORK:-}" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "${TOKEN_URL:-}" && -n "${TOKEN_BODY:-}" ]]; then
     use_cloud_config="true"
     cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
 token-url = ${TOKEN_URL}
 token-body = ${TOKEN_BODY}
-project-id = ${PROJECT_ID}
-network-name = ${NODE_NETWORK}
 EOF
-    if [[ -n "${NETWORK_PROJECT_ID:-}" ]]; then
-      cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${PROJECT_ID:-}" ]]; then
+    use_cloud_config="true"
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
+project-id = ${PROJECT_ID}
+EOF
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${NETWORK_PROJECT_ID:-}" ]]; then
+    use_cloud_config="true"
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
 network-project-id = ${NETWORK_PROJECT_ID}
 EOF
-    fi
-    if [[ -n "${NODE_SUBNETWORK:-}" ]]; then
-      cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${NODE_NETWORK:-}" ]]; then
+    use_cloud_config="true"
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
+network-name = ${NODE_NETWORK}
+EOF
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${NODE_SUBNETWORK:-}" ]]; then
+    use_cloud_config="true"
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
 subnetwork-name = ${NODE_SUBNETWORK}
 EOF
-    fi
   fi
   if [[ -n "${NODE_INSTANCE_PREFIX:-}" ]]; then
     use_cloud_config="true"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 863a2d6bac..c945fa09b8 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -389,24 +389,36 @@ EOF
 api-endpoint = ${GCE_API_ENDPOINT}
 EOF
   fi
-  if [[ -n "${PROJECT_ID:-}" && -n "${TOKEN_URL:-}" && -n "${TOKEN_BODY:-}" && -n "${NODE_NETWORK:-}" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "${TOKEN_URL:-}" && -n "${TOKEN_BODY:-}" ]]; then
     use_cloud_config="true"
     cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
 token-url = ${TOKEN_URL}
 token-body = ${TOKEN_BODY}
-project-id = ${PROJECT_ID}
-network-name = ${NODE_NETWORK}
 EOF
-    if [[ -n "${NETWORK_PROJECT_ID:-}" ]]; then
-        cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${PROJECT_ID:-}" ]]; then
+    use_cloud_config="true"
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
+project-id = ${PROJECT_ID}
+EOF
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${NETWORK_PROJECT_ID:-}" ]]; then
+    use_cloud_config="true"
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
 network-project-id = ${NETWORK_PROJECT_ID}
 EOF
-    fi
-    if [[ -n "${NODE_SUBNETWORK:-}" ]]; then
-      cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${NODE_NETWORK:-}" ]]; then
+    use_cloud_config="true"
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
+network-name = ${NODE_NETWORK}
+EOF
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${NODE_SUBNETWORK:-}" ]]; then
+    use_cloud_config="true"
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
 subnetwork-name = ${NODE_SUBNETWORK}
 EOF
-    fi
   fi
   if [[ -n "${NODE_INSTANCE_PREFIX:-}" ]]; then
     use_cloud_config="true"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/util.sh b/cluster/gce/util.sh
index fbb1caf3c2..13c6c896ad 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/util.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ fi
 
 NODE_INSTANCE_PREFIX="${INSTANCE_PREFIX}-minion"
 NODE_TAGS="${NODE_TAG}"
+NODE_NETWORK="${NETWORK}"
 
 ALLOCATE_NODE_CIDRS=true
 PREEXISTING_NETWORK=false
@@ -806,12 +807,28 @@ function expand-default-subnetwork() {
     --quiet
 }
 
+
+# Vars set:
+#   NODE_SUBNETWORK
 function create-subnetworks() {
+  NODE_SUBNETWORK=$(gcloud beta compute networks subnets list \
+      --network=${NETWORK} \
+      --regions=${REGION} \
+      --project=${PROJECT} \
+      --limit=1 \
+      --format='value(name)' 2>/dev/null)
+
+  if [[ -z ${NODE_SUBNETWORK:-} ]]; then
+    echo "${color_red}Could not find subnetwork with region ${REGION}, network ${NETWORK}, and project ${PROJECT}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  echo "Found subnet for region ${REGION} in network ${NETWORK}: ${NODE_SUBNETWORK}"
+
   case ${ENABLE_IP_ALIASES} in
     true) echo "IP aliases are enabled. Creating subnetworks.";;
     false)
       echo "IP aliases are disabled."
-      if [[ "${ENABLE_BIG_CLUSTER_SUBNETS}" = "true" ]]; then 
+      if [[ "${ENABLE_BIG_CLUSTER_SUBNETS}" = "true" ]]; then
         if [[  "${PREEXISTING_NETWORK}" != "true" ]]; then
           expand-default-subnetwork
         else
@@ -823,6 +840,9 @@ function create-subnetworks() {
        exit 1;;
   esac
 
+  NODE_SUBNETWORK=${IP_ALIAS_SUBNETWORK}
+  echo "Using IP Aliases subnet ${NODE_SUBNETWORK}"
+
   # Look for the alias subnet, it must exist and have a secondary
   # range configured.
   local subnet=$(gcloud beta compute networks subnets describe \