return fmt.Errorf("failed to set feature gates from initial flags-based config: %w", err)
			}

			// validate the initial KubeletFlags
			if err := options.ValidateKubeletFlags(kubeletFlags); err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate kubelet flags: %w", err)
			}

			if cleanFlagSet.Changed("pod-infra-container-image") {