diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/cloudprovider.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/cloudprovider.go
index c63c258c7974..3fe6b6f2706c 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/cloudprovider.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/cloudprovider.go
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ func (c *CloudProvider) RepairPolicies() []cloudprovider.RepairPolicy {
 			ConditionStatus:    corev1.ConditionFalse,
 			TolerationDuration: 30 * time.Minute,
 		},
+		{
+			ConditionType:      corev1.NodeReady,
+			ConditionStatus:    corev1.ConditionUnknown,
+			TolerationDuration: 30 * time.Minute,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/suites/integration/repair_policy_test.go b/test/suites/integration/repair_policy_test.go
index 24b64a62d287..56d464d972b8 100644
--- a/test/suites/integration/repair_policy_test.go
+++ b/test/suites/integration/repair_policy_test.go
@@ -73,11 +73,16 @@ var _ = Describe("Repair Policy", func() {
 		env.EventuallyExpectNotFound(pod, node)
 		env.EventuallyExpectHealthyPodCount(selector, numPods)
 	},
-		Entry("Readiness", corev1.NodeCondition{
+		Entry("Node Ready False", corev1.NodeCondition{
 			Type:               corev1.NodeReady,
 			Status:             corev1.ConditionFalse,
 			LastTransitionTime: metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-31 * time.Minute)},
 		}),
+		Entry("Node Ready Unknown", corev1.NodeCondition{
+			Type:               corev1.NodeReady,
+			Status:             corev1.ConditionUnknown,
+			LastTransitionTime: metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-31 * time.Minute)},
+		}),
 	)
 	It("should ignore disruption budgets", func() {
 		nodePool.Spec.Disruption.Budgets = []karpenterv1.Budget{