diff --git a/pkg/cluster/https.go b/pkg/cluster/https.go
index 0e9f1000b0..6429b9440b 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/https.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/https.go
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ func (c *Cluster) initClusterAndHTTPS(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	l, handler, err = c.initClusterDB(ctx, l, handler)
+	// Config the cluster database and allow it to add additional request handlers
+	handler, err = c.initClusterDB(ctx, handler)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/managed.go b/pkg/cluster/managed.go
index 9e7682cc8c..ab95dbf20f 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/managed.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/managed.go
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ func (c *Cluster) start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return c.managedDB.Start(ctx, c.clientAccessInfo)
 }
 
-func (c *Cluster) initClusterDB(ctx context.Context, l net.Listener, handler http.Handler) (net.Listener, http.Handler, error) {
+// initClusterDB registers routes for database info with the http request handler
+func (c *Cluster) initClusterDB(ctx context.Context, handler http.Handler) (http.Handler, error) {
 	if c.managedDB == nil {
-		return l, handler, nil
+		return handler, nil
 	}
 
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(c.config.Datastore.Endpoint, c.managedDB.EndpointName()+"://") {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) initClusterDB(ctx context.Context, l net.Listener, handler htt
 		}
 	}
 
-	return c.managedDB.Register(ctx, c.config, l, handler)
+	return c.managedDB.Register(ctx, c.config, handler)
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) assignManagedDriver(ctx context.Context) error {
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/managed/drivers.go b/pkg/cluster/managed/drivers.go
index a099bffc83..febcd5caf9 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/managed/drivers.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/managed/drivers.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package managed
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/rancher/k3s/pkg/clientaccess"
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ var (
 
 type Driver interface {
 	IsInitialized(ctx context.Context, config *config.Control) (bool, error)
-	Register(ctx context.Context, config *config.Control, l net.Listener, handler http.Handler) (net.Listener, http.Handler, error)
+	Register(ctx context.Context, config *config.Control, handler http.Handler) (http.Handler, error)
 	Reset(ctx context.Context, clientAccessInfo *clientaccess.Info) error
 	Start(ctx context.Context, clientAccessInfo *clientaccess.Info) error
 	Test(ctx context.Context, clientAccessInfo *clientaccess.Info) error
diff --git a/pkg/etcd/etcd.go b/pkg/etcd/etcd.go
index 6e3500ab1c..066a86e04d 100644
--- a/pkg/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -276,20 +275,20 @@ func (e *ETCD) join(ctx context.Context, clientAccessInfo *clientaccess.Info) er
 	})
 }
 
-// Register configures a new etcd client and adds db info routes for the http listener.
-func (e *ETCD) Register(ctx context.Context, config *config.Control, l net.Listener, handler http.Handler) (net.Listener, http.Handler, error) {
+// Register configures a new etcd client and adds db info routes for the http request handler.
+func (e *ETCD) Register(ctx context.Context, config *config.Control, handler http.Handler) (http.Handler, error) {
 	e.config = config
 	e.runtime = config.Runtime
 
 	client, err := getClient(ctx, e.runtime, endpoint)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	e.client = client
 
 	address, err := getAdvertiseAddress(config.AdvertiseIP)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	e.address = address
 
@@ -299,10 +298,10 @@ func (e *ETCD) Register(ctx context.Context, config *config.Control, l net.Liste
 	e.config.Datastore.Config.KeyFile = e.runtime.ClientETCDKey
 
 	if err := e.setName(false); err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return l, e.handler(handler), err
+	return e.handler(handler), err
 }
 
 // setName sets a unique name for this cluster member. The first time this is called,