diff --git a/cmd/kk/pkg/binaries/kubernetes.go b/cmd/kk/pkg/binaries/kubernetes.go
index 98eeafe99..1f43fda86 100644
--- a/cmd/kk/pkg/binaries/kubernetes.go
+++ b/cmd/kk/pkg/binaries/kubernetes.go
@@ -101,18 +101,25 @@ func K8sFilesDownloadHTTP(kubeConf *common.KubeConf, path, version, arch string,
 	return nil
 }
 
-func KubernetesArtifactBinariesDownload(manifest *common.ArtifactManifest, path, arch, k8sVersion string) error {
+func KubernetesComponentBinariesDownload(manifest *common.ArtifactManifest, path, arch string) error {
 	m := manifest.Spec
+	var binaries []*files.KubeBinary
 
-	etcd := files.NewKubeBinary("etcd", arch, m.Components.ETCD.Version, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand)
-	kubeadm := files.NewKubeBinary("kubeadm", arch, k8sVersion, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand)
-	kubelet := files.NewKubeBinary("kubelet", arch, k8sVersion, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand)
-	kubectl := files.NewKubeBinary("kubectl", arch, k8sVersion, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand)
-	kubecni := files.NewKubeBinary("kubecni", arch, m.Components.CNI.Version, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand)
-	helm := files.NewKubeBinary("helm", arch, m.Components.Helm.Version, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand)
-	crictl := files.NewKubeBinary("crictl", arch, m.Components.Crictl.Version, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand)
-	calicoctl := files.NewKubeBinary("calicoctl", arch, m.Components.Calicoctl.Version, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand)
-	binaries := []*files.KubeBinary{kubeadm, kubelet, kubectl, helm, kubecni, etcd, calicoctl}
+	if m.Components.ETCD.Version != "" {
+		binaries = append(binaries, files.NewKubeBinary("etcd", arch, m.Components.ETCD.Version, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand))
+	}
+	if m.Components.CNI.Version != "" {
+		binaries = append(binaries, files.NewKubeBinary("kubecni", arch, m.Components.CNI.Version, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand))
+	}
+	if m.Components.Helm.Version != "" {
+		binaries = append(binaries, files.NewKubeBinary("helm", arch, m.Components.Helm.Version, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand))
+	}
+	if m.Components.Crictl.Version != "" {
+		binaries = append(binaries, files.NewKubeBinary("crictl", arch, m.Components.Crictl.Version, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand))
+	}
+	if m.Components.Calicoctl.Version != "" {
+		binaries = append(binaries, files.NewKubeBinary("calicoctl", arch, m.Components.Calicoctl.Version, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand))
+	}
 
 	containerManagerArr := make([]*files.KubeBinary, 0, 0)
 	containerManagerVersion := make(map[string]struct{})
@@ -128,11 +135,36 @@ func KubernetesArtifactBinariesDownload(manifest *common.ArtifactManifest, path,
 		}
 	}
 
-	binaries = append(binaries, containerManagerArr...)
-	if m.Components.Crictl.Version != "" {
-		binaries = append(binaries, crictl)
+	for _, binary := range binaries {
+		if err := binary.CreateBaseDir(); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(errors.WithStack(err), "create file %s base dir failed", binary.FileName)
+		}
+
+		logger.Log.Messagef(common.LocalHost, "downloading %s %s %s ...", arch, binary.ID, binary.Version)
+
+		if util.IsExist(binary.Path()) {
+			// download it again if it's incorrect
+			if err := binary.SHA256Check(); err != nil {
+				_ = exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("rm -f %s", binary.Path())).Run()
+			} else {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := binary.Download(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to download %s binary: %s error: %w ", binary.ID, binary.GetCmd(), err)
+		}
 	}
 
+	return nil
+}
+
+func KubernetesArtifactBinariesDownload(manifest *common.ArtifactManifest, path, arch, k8sVersion string) error {
+	kubeadm := files.NewKubeBinary("kubeadm", arch, k8sVersion, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand)
+	kubelet := files.NewKubeBinary("kubelet", arch, k8sVersion, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand)
+	kubectl := files.NewKubeBinary("kubectl", arch, k8sVersion, path, manifest.Arg.DownloadCommand)
+	binaries := []*files.KubeBinary{kubeadm, kubelet, kubectl}
+
 	for _, binary := range binaries {
 		if err := binary.CreateBaseDir(); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(errors.WithStack(err), "create file %s base dir failed", binary.FileName)
diff --git a/cmd/kk/pkg/binaries/tasks.go b/cmd/kk/pkg/binaries/tasks.go
index 7d829cb79..1c6b3620c 100644
--- a/cmd/kk/pkg/binaries/tasks.go
+++ b/cmd/kk/pkg/binaries/tasks.go
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ func (a *ArtifactDownload) Execute(runtime connector.Runtime) error {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if err := KubernetesComponentBinariesDownload(a.Manifest, basePath, arch); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		if err := RegistryBinariesDownload(a.Manifest, basePath, arch); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/kk/pkg/pipelines/artifact_export.go b/cmd/kk/pkg/pipelines/artifact_export.go
index 6e730deb5..a47db6857 100644
--- a/cmd/kk/pkg/pipelines/artifact_export.go
+++ b/cmd/kk/pkg/pipelines/artifact_export.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func ArtifactExport(args common.ArtifactArgument, downloadCmd string) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(runtime.Spec.KubernetesDistributions) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("the length of kubernetes distributions can't be 0")
+		return NewArtifactExportPipeline(runtime)
 	}
 
 	pre := runtime.Spec.KubernetesDistributions[0].Type