diff --git a/pkg/installer/installation/ark.go b/pkg/installer/installation/ark.go
index 184b28cfa..7429ee96f 100644
--- a/pkg/installer/installation/ark.go
+++ b/pkg/installer/installation/ark.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func deployArk(ctx *util.Context) error {
 
 		ctx.Logger.Infoln("Deploying Ark…")
 
-		_, _, err = ctx.Runner.Run(`sudo kubectl --kubeconfig /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf apply -f "{{ .WORK_DIR }}/ark/ark.yaml"`, util.TemplateVariables{
+		_, _, err = ctx.Runner.Run(`kubectl apply -f "{{ .WORK_DIR }}/ark/ark.yaml"`, util.TemplateVariables{
 			"WORK_DIR": ctx.WorkDir,
 		})
 
diff --git a/pkg/installer/installation/cni.go b/pkg/installer/installation/cni.go
index 26dff4c21..df4432b1b 100644
--- a/pkg/installer/installation/cni.go
+++ b/pkg/installer/installation/cni.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func applyCNI(ctx *util.Context, cni string) error {
 func applyCanalCNI(ctx *util.Context) error {
 	return ctx.RunTaskOnLeader(func(ctx *util.Context, _ *config.HostConfig, conn ssh.Connection) error {
 		ctx.Logger.Infoln("Applying canal CNI plugin…")
-		_, _, err := ctx.Runner.Run(`sudo kubectl apply -f {{ .WORK_DIR }}/canal.yaml`, util.TemplateVariables{
+		_, _, err := ctx.Runner.Run(`kubectl apply -f {{ .WORK_DIR }}/canal.yaml`, util.TemplateVariables{
 			"WORK_DIR": ctx.WorkDir,
 		})
 
diff --git a/pkg/installer/installation/install.go b/pkg/installer/installation/install.go
index 4a436aae3..4bbc69389 100644
--- a/pkg/installer/installation/install.go
+++ b/pkg/installer/installation/install.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ func Install(ctx *util.Context) error {
 	if err := joinControlplaneNode(ctx); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to join other masters a cluster: %v", err)
 	}
+	if err := copyKubeconfig(ctx); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to copy kubeconfig to home directory: %v", err)
+	}
 	if err := applyCNI(ctx, "canal"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install cni plugin canal: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/installer/installation/kubeadm_leader.go b/pkg/installer/installation/kubeadm_leader.go
index f5c95c614..0875b0007 100644
--- a/pkg/installer/installation/kubeadm_leader.go
+++ b/pkg/installer/installation/kubeadm_leader.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	kubeadmCertCommand = `
-grep -q KUBECONFIG /etc/environment || { echo 'export KUBECONFIG=/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf' | sudo tee -a /etc/environment; }
 if [[ -d ./{{ .WORK_DIR }}/pki ]]; then
        sudo rsync -av ./{{ .WORK_DIR }}/pki/ /etc/kubernetes/pki/
        rm -rf ./{{ .WORK_DIR }}/pki
diff --git a/pkg/installer/installation/kubeconfig.go b/pkg/installer/installation/kubeconfig.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43c55e7ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/installer/installation/kubeconfig.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package installation
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kubermatic/kubeone/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/kubermatic/kubeone/pkg/installer/util"
+	"github.com/kubermatic/kubeone/pkg/ssh"
+)
+
+func copyKubeconfig(ctx *util.Context) error {
+	return ctx.RunTaskOnAllNodes(func(ctx *util.Context, _ *config.HostConfig, conn ssh.Connection) error {
+		ctx.Logger.Infoln("Copying Kubeconfig to home directory…")
+
+		_, _, err := ctx.Runner.Run(`
+mkdir -p $HOME/.kube/
+sudo cp /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf $HOME/.kube/config
+sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -u) $HOME/.kube/config
+`, util.TemplateVariables{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}, true)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/installer/installation/machine_controller.go b/pkg/installer/installation/machine_controller.go
index 3ef75d7a0..9939402d1 100644
--- a/pkg/installer/installation/machine_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/installer/installation/machine_controller.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func installMachineController(ctx *util.Context) error {
 		ctx.Logger.Infoln("Installing machine-controller…")
 
 		_, _, err = ctx.Runner.Run(`
-sudo kubectl apply -f ./{{ .WORK_DIR }}/machine-controller.yaml
-sudo kubectl apply -f ./{{ .WORK_DIR }}/machine-controller-webhook.yaml
+kubectl apply -f ./{{ .WORK_DIR }}/machine-controller.yaml
+kubectl apply -f ./{{ .WORK_DIR }}/machine-controller-webhook.yaml
 `, util.TemplateVariables{
 			"WORK_DIR": ctx.WorkDir,
 		})
diff --git a/pkg/installer/installation/reset.go b/pkg/installer/installation/reset.go
index 99d2fa3cb..85c3c0e1b 100644
--- a/pkg/installer/installation/reset.go
+++ b/pkg/installer/installation/reset.go
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ func resetNode(ctx *util.Context, _ *config.HostConfig, conn ssh.Connection) err
 }
 
 const destroyScript = `
-if sudo kubectl cluster-info > /dev/null; then
-  sudo kubectl annotate --all --overwrite node kubermatic.io/skip-eviction=true
-  sudo kubectl delete machinedeployment -n "{{ .MACHINE_NS }}" --all
-  sudo kubectl delete machineset -n "{{ .MACHINE_NS }}" --all
-  sudo kubectl delete machine -n "{{ .MACHINE_NS }}" --all
+if kubectl cluster-info > /dev/null; then
+  kubectl annotate --all --overwrite node kubermatic.io/skip-eviction=true
+  kubectl delete machinedeployment -n "{{ .MACHINE_NS }}" --all
+  kubectl delete machineset -n "{{ .MACHINE_NS }}" --all
+  kubectl delete machine -n "{{ .MACHINE_NS }}" --all
 
   for try in {1..30}; do
-    if sudo kubectl get machine -n "{{ .MACHINE_NS }}" 2>&1 | grep -q  'No resources found.'; then
+    if kubectl get machine -n "{{ .MACHINE_NS }}" 2>&1 | grep -q  'No resources found.'; then
       exit 0
     fi
     sleep 10s
diff --git a/pkg/installer/installation/worker.go b/pkg/installer/installation/worker.go
index 1b0df15c0..bfa1f6b45 100644
--- a/pkg/installer/installation/worker.go
+++ b/pkg/installer/installation/worker.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func createWorkerMachines(ctx *util.Context) error {
 		ctx.Logger.Infoln("Waiting for machine-controller to come up…")
 
 		cmd := fmt.Sprintf(
-			`sudo kubectl -n "%s" get pods -l '%s=%s' -o jsonpath='{.items[0].status.phase}'`,
+			`kubectl -n "%s" get pods -l '%s=%s' -o jsonpath='{.items[0].status.phase}'`,
 			machinecontroller.WebhookNamespace,
 			machinecontroller.WebhookAppLabelKey,
 			machinecontroller.WebhookAppLabelValue,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func createWorkerMachines(ctx *util.Context) error {
 		}
 
 		cmd = fmt.Sprintf(
-			`sudo kubectl -n "%s" get pods -l '%s=%s' -o jsonpath='{.items[0].status.phase}'`,
+			`kubectl -n "%s" get pods -l '%s=%s' -o jsonpath='{.items[0].status.phase}'`,
 			machinecontroller.MachineControllerNamespace,
 			machinecontroller.MachineControllerAppLabelKey,
 			machinecontroller.MachineControllerAppLabelValue,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func createWorkerMachines(ctx *util.Context) error {
 		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
 
 		ctx.Logger.Infoln("Creating worker machines…")
-		_, _, err := ctx.Runner.Run(`sudo kubectl apply -f ./{{ .WORK_DIR }}/workers.yaml`, util.TemplateVariables{
+		_, _, err := ctx.Runner.Run(`kubectl apply -f ./{{ .WORK_DIR }}/workers.yaml`, util.TemplateVariables{
 			"WORK_DIR": ctx.WorkDir,
 		})