diff --git a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py
index 3829ed8da7f..d617d230e48 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ class KubernetesJobRunner(AsynchronousJobRunner):
         # We currently don't need to include_metadata or include_work_dir_outputs, as working directory is the same
         # were galaxy will expect results.
         log.debug("Starting queue_job for job " + job_wrapper.get_id_tag())
-        if not self.prepare_job(job_wrapper, include_metadata=False, include_work_dir_outputs=False,
-                                modify_command_for_container=False):
+        if not self.prepare_job(job_wrapper, include_metadata=False, modify_command_for_container=False):
             return
 
         job_destination = job_wrapper.job_destination