diff --git a/control_plane/main.tf b/control_plane/main.tf
index 6d3c63e..5d2c1da 100644
--- a/control_plane/main.tf
+++ b/control_plane/main.tf
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ data "talos_client_configuration" "this" {
 }
 
 resource "talos_machine_configuration_apply" "this" {
+  depends_on = [ null_resource.talos_cluster ]
   client_configuration        = talos_machine_secrets.this.client_configuration
   machine_configuration_input = data.talos_machine_configuration.this.machine_configuration
   node                        = "10.5.0.2"