diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index e1c4996261..0ba8ef2100 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ CLOUD_PROVIDER=${CLOUD_PROVIDER:-""}
 CLOUD_CONFIG=${CLOUD_CONFIG:-""}
 FEATURE_GATES=${FEATURE_GATES:-"AllAlpha=false"}
 STORAGE_BACKEND=${STORAGE_BACKEND:-"etcd3"}
+STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE=${STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE:-""}
 # preserve etcd data. you also need to set ETCD_DIR.
 PRESERVE_ETCD="${PRESERVE_ETCD:-false}"
 # enable Pod priority and preemption
@@ -574,6 +575,7 @@ function start_apiserver {
       --insecure-bind-address="${API_HOST_IP}" \
       --insecure-port="${API_PORT}" \
       --storage-backend=${STORAGE_BACKEND} \
+      --storage-media-type=${STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE} \
       --etcd-servers="http://${ETCD_HOST}:${ETCD_PORT}" \
       --service-cluster-ip-range="${SERVICE_CLUSTER_IP_RANGE}" \
       --feature-gates="${FEATURE_GATES}" \