diff --git a/inttest/Makefile b/inttest/Makefile
index 7f878b624287..936970223988 100644
--- a/inttest/Makefile
+++ b/inttest/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ check-addons: TIMEOUT=10m
 # Autopilot 3x3 HA test can take a while to run
 check-ap-ha3x3: export K0S_UPDATE_TO_VERSION ?= $(shell ../k0s version)
 
+# Variant of ap-single that launches the controller with a non-default
+# --status-socket and --data-dir, exercising the StatusSocketPath plumbing
+# through the autopilot signal controllers (regression test for the
+# hardcoded-default-socket bug).
+check-ap-single-custom-socket: K0S_INTTEST_PACKAGE = ap-single
+
 check-ap-updater: .update-server.stamp
 check-ap-updater-periodic: .update-server.stamp
 check-ap-updater-periodic: TIMEOUT=10m
diff --git a/inttest/Makefile.variables b/inttest/Makefile.variables
index fe8ff9647c89..097f663a7924 100644
--- a/inttest/Makefile.variables
+++ b/inttest/Makefile.variables
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ smoketests := \
 	check-ap-removedapis \
 	check-ap-selector \
 	check-ap-single \
+	check-ap-single-custom-socket \
 	check-ap-updater \
 	check-ap-updater-periodic \
 	check-backup \
diff --git a/inttest/ap-single/single_test.go b/inttest/ap-single/single_test.go
index 64877c8f915b..f643fa5fb7f7 100644
--- a/inttest/ap-single/single_test.go
+++ b/inttest/ap-single/single_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 package single
 
 import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	apconst "github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/autopilot/constant"
@@ -18,8 +20,24 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	ManifestTestDirPerms = "775"
+
+	// customStatusSocketPath is a non-default socket location used by the
+	// "ap-single-custom-socket" target to verify that autopilot signal
+	// controllers honor --status-socket. Default would be /run/k0s/status.sock.
+	customStatusSocketPath = "/run/k0s/custom/status.sock"
+	// customDataDir places the data dir (and therefore many derived paths) in
+	// a non-default location, exercising the wider --data-dir surface.
+	customDataDir = "/var/lib/k0s-custom"
 )
 
+// useCustomStatusSocket reports whether the suite was invoked through the
+// "ap-single-custom-socket" check target. Driven by K0S_INTTEST_TARGET, the
+// same env-var convention used by other parameterized inttests
+// (cplb-userspace, dualstack, network-conformance, ...).
+func useCustomStatusSocket() bool {
+	return strings.Contains(os.Getenv("K0S_INTTEST_TARGET"), "custom-socket")
+}
+
 type plansSingleControllerSuite struct {
 	common.BootlooseSuite
 }
@@ -35,7 +53,19 @@ func (s *plansSingleControllerSuite) SetupTest() {
 	defer ssh.Disconnect()
 	require.NoError(ssh.Exec(ctx, "cp /dist/k0s /tmp/k0s", common.SSHStreams{}))
 
-	require.NoError(s.InitController(0, "--single", "--disable-components=metrics-server"))
+	args := []string{"--single", "--disable-components=metrics-server"}
+	if useCustomStatusSocket() {
+		// Pre-create the parent directories so k0s doesn't have to mkdir at
+		// odd paths during early boot. These match the flags below.
+		require.NoError(ssh.Exec(ctx, "mkdir -p /run/k0s/custom "+customDataDir, common.SSHStreams{}))
+		args = append(args,
+			"--status-socket="+customStatusSocketPath,
+			"--data-dir="+customDataDir,
+		)
+		s.T().Logf("Launching controller with custom status socket %q and data dir %q",
+			customStatusSocketPath, customDataDir)
+	}
+	require.NoError(s.InitController(0, args...))
 
 	client, err := s.KubeClient(nodeName)
 	require.NoError(err)
@@ -97,6 +127,27 @@ spec:
 		s.Empty(cmd.K0sUpdate.Workers)
 		s.Equal(appc.SignalCompleted, cmd.K0sUpdate.Controllers[0].State)
 	}
+
+	if useCustomStatusSocket() {
+		// Defense against #3719: an AP test can report PlanCompleted even
+		// when the cluster is unhealthy. Cross-check that:
+		//   1. The custom status socket was actually created (the controller
+		//      honored --status-socket).
+		//   2. The default /run/k0s/status.sock was NOT created (no caller
+		//      fell back to the hardcoded path).
+		// If autopilot's signal controllers had still hardcoded the default
+		// path (the bug this PR fixes), step 2 would fail because the
+		// post-restart status probe would either create or contact the
+		// default socket location.
+		ssh, err := s.SSH(ctx, s.ControllerNode(0))
+		s.Require().NoError(err)
+		defer ssh.Disconnect()
+
+		s.NoError(ssh.Exec(ctx, "test -S "+customStatusSocketPath, common.SSHStreams{}),
+			"custom status socket %q should exist", customStatusSocketPath)
+		s.Error(ssh.Exec(ctx, "test -e /run/k0s/status.sock", common.SSHStreams{}),
+			"default status socket /run/k0s/status.sock should NOT exist when --status-socket is set")
+	}
 }
 
 // TestPlansSingleControllerSuite sets up a suite using a single controller, running various
diff --git a/pkg/autopilot/controller/root/root.go b/pkg/autopilot/controller/root/root.go
index 1ea6b5431b55..6471a9fa2203 100644
--- a/pkg/autopilot/controller/root/root.go
+++ b/pkg/autopilot/controller/root/root.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type RootConfig struct {
 	InvocationID        string
 	KubeConfig          string
 	K0sDataDir          string
+	StatusSocketPath    string
 	KubeletExtraArgs    string
 	KubeAPIPort         int
 	Mode                string
diff --git a/pkg/autopilot/controller/root_controller.go b/pkg/autopilot/controller/root_controller.go
index f54ccce19db2..28b6dfc02cba 100644
--- a/pkg/autopilot/controller/root_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/autopilot/controller/root_controller.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	aproot "github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/autopilot/controller/root"
 	"github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal"
 	"github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/autopilot/controller/updates"
+	k0sstatus "github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/component/status"
 	"github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/kubernetes"
 	"github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/leaderelection"
 
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ var _ aproot.Root = (*rootController)(nil)
 
 // NewRootController builds a root for autopilot "controller" operations.
 func NewRootController(cfg aproot.RootConfig, logger *logrus.Entry, enableWorker bool, acf apcli.FactoryInterface, clusterInfoCollector *updates.ClusterInfoCollector, apiAddress netip.Addr) (aproot.Root, error) {
+	if cfg.StatusSocketPath == "" {
+		cfg.StatusSocketPath = k0sstatus.DefaultSocketPath
+	}
 	c := &rootController{
 		cfg:                    cfg,
 		log:                    logger,
@@ -237,7 +241,7 @@ func (c *rootController) startSubControllerRoutine(ctx context.Context, logger *
 	}
 	clusterID := string(ns.UID)
 
-	if err := signal.RegisterControllers(ctx, logger, mgr, delegateMap[apdel.ControllerDelegateController], c.cfg.K0sDataDir, c.enableWorker, clusterID, event, c.cfg.InvocationID); err != nil {
+	if err := signal.RegisterControllers(ctx, logger, mgr, delegateMap[apdel.ControllerDelegateController], c.cfg.K0sDataDir, c.cfg.StatusSocketPath, c.enableWorker, clusterID, event, c.cfg.InvocationID); err != nil {
 		logger.WithError(err).Error("unable to register signal controllers")
 		return err
 	}
@@ -247,7 +251,7 @@ func (c *rootController) startSubControllerRoutine(ctx context.Context, logger *
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := updates.RegisterControllers(ctx, logger, mgr, c.autopilotClientFactory, c.clusterInfoCollector, leaderMode, clusterID); err != nil {
+	if err := updates.RegisterControllers(ctx, logger, mgr, c.autopilotClientFactory, c.clusterInfoCollector, leaderMode, clusterID, c.cfg.StatusSocketPath); err != nil {
 		logger.WithError(err).Error("unable to register updates controllers")
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/autopilot/controller/root_worker.go b/pkg/autopilot/controller/root_worker.go
index 96402563c2d4..6b41b7962150 100644
--- a/pkg/autopilot/controller/root_worker.go
+++ b/pkg/autopilot/controller/root_worker.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	apdel "github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/autopilot/controller/delegate"
 	aproot "github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/autopilot/controller/root"
 	"github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal"
+	"github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/component/status"
 	"github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/leaderelection"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ var _ aproot.Root = (*rootWorker)(nil)
 
 // NewRootWorker builds a root for autopilot "worker" operations.
 func NewRootWorker(cfg aproot.RootConfig, logger *logrus.Entry, cf apcli.FactoryInterface) (aproot.Root, error) {
+	if cfg.StatusSocketPath == "" {
+		cfg.StatusSocketPath = status.DefaultSocketPath
+	}
 	c := &rootWorker{
 		cfg:           cfg,
 		log:           logger,
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ func (w *rootWorker) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to register indexers: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if err := signal.RegisterControllers(ctx, logger, mgr, apdel.NodeControllerDelegate(), w.cfg.K0sDataDir, true, clusterID, leaderelection.StatusPending, w.cfg.InvocationID); err != nil {
+		if err := signal.RegisterControllers(ctx, logger, mgr, apdel.NodeControllerDelegate(), w.cfg.K0sDataDir, w.cfg.StatusSocketPath, true, clusterID, leaderelection.StatusPending, w.cfg.InvocationID); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to register signal controllers: %w", err)
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/init.go b/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/init.go
index 60dcee2de036..f427572f4c8e 100644
--- a/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/init.go
+++ b/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/init.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 
 // RegisterControllers registers all of the autopilot controllers used by both controller
 // and worker modes.
-func RegisterControllers(ctx context.Context, logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, delegate apdel.ControllerDelegate, k0sDataDir string, enableWorker bool, clusterID string, leaseStatus leaderelection.Status, invocationID string) error {
-	if err := k0s.RegisterControllers(ctx, logger, mgr, delegate, enableWorker, clusterID, leaseStatus, invocationID); err != nil {
+func RegisterControllers(ctx context.Context, logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, delegate apdel.ControllerDelegate, k0sDataDir string, statusSocketPath string, enableWorker bool, clusterID string, leaseStatus leaderelection.Status, invocationID string) error {
+	if err := k0s.RegisterControllers(ctx, logger, mgr, delegate, statusSocketPath, enableWorker, clusterID, leaseStatus, invocationID); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to register k0s controllers: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/init.go b/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/init.go
index 3c27be7cefba..0d1c3945e20c 100644
--- a/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/init.go
+++ b/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/init.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 // RegisterControllers registers all of the autopilot controllers used for updating `k0s`
 // to the controller-runtime manager.
-func RegisterControllers(ctx context.Context, logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, delegate apdel.ControllerDelegate, enableWorker bool, clusterID string, leaseStatus leaderelection.Status, invocationID string) error {
+func RegisterControllers(ctx context.Context, logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, delegate apdel.ControllerDelegate, statusSocketPath string, enableWorker bool, clusterID string, leaseStatus leaderelection.Status, invocationID string) error {
 	logger = logger.WithField("controller", delegate.Name())
 
 	hostname, err := apcomm.FindEffectiveHostname()
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func RegisterControllers(ctx context.Context, logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Ma
 	logger.Infof("Using effective hostname = '%v'", hostname)
 
 	k0sVersionHandler := func() (string, error) {
-		return getK0sVersion(status.DefaultSocketPath)
+		return getK0sVersion(statusSocketPath)
 	}
 
 	if enableWorker {
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ func RegisterControllers(ctx context.Context, logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Ma
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to register applying-update controller: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := registerRestart(logger, mgr, restartEventFilter(hostname, apsigpred.DefaultErrorHandler(logger, "k0s restart")), delegate); err != nil {
+	if err := registerRestart(logger, mgr, restartEventFilter(hostname, apsigpred.DefaultErrorHandler(logger, "k0s restart")), delegate, statusSocketPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to register restart controller: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := registerRestarted(logger, mgr, restartedEventFilter(hostname, apsigpred.DefaultErrorHandler(logger, "k0s restarted")), delegate); err != nil {
+	if err := registerRestarted(logger, mgr, restartedEventFilter(hostname, apsigpred.DefaultErrorHandler(logger, "k0s restarted")), delegate, statusSocketPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to register restarted controller: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/restart_unix.go b/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/restart_unix.go
index 16941eb5f630..442636fe4a0f 100644
--- a/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/restart_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/restart_unix.go
@@ -50,16 +50,17 @@ func restartEventFilter(hostname string, handler apsigpred.ErrorHandler) crpred.
 }
 
 type restart struct {
-	log      *logrus.Entry
-	client   crcli.Client
-	delegate apdel.ControllerDelegate
+	log              *logrus.Entry
+	client           crcli.Client
+	delegate         apdel.ControllerDelegate
+	statusSocketPath string
 }
 
 // registerRestart registers the 'restart' controller to the controller-runtime manager.
 //
 // This controller is only interested in changes to signal nodes where its signaling
 // status is marked as `Restart`
-func registerRestart(logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, eventFilter crpred.Predicate, delegate apdel.ControllerDelegate) error {
+func registerRestart(logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, eventFilter crpred.Predicate, delegate apdel.ControllerDelegate, statusSocketPath string) error {
 	name := strings.ToLower(delegate.Name()) + "_k0s_restart"
 	logger.Info("Registering reconciler: ", name)
 
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@ func registerRestart(logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, eventFilter crpred
 		WithEventFilter(eventFilter).
 		Complete(
 			&restart{
-				log:      logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{"reconciler": "k0s-restart", "object": delegate.Name()}),
-				client:   mgr.GetClient(),
-				delegate: delegate,
+				log:              logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{"reconciler": "k0s-restart", "object": delegate.Name()}),
+				client:           mgr.GetClient(),
+				delegate:         delegate,
+				statusSocketPath: statusSocketPath,
 			},
 		)
 }
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ func (r *restart) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req cr.Request) (cr.Result, err
 
 	// Get the current version of k0s
 	logger.Info("Determining the current version of k0s")
-	k0sVersion, err := getK0sVersion(status.DefaultSocketPath)
+	k0sVersion, err := getK0sVersion(r.statusSocketPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Info("Unable to determine current verion of k0s; requeuing")
 		return cr.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to get k0s version: %w", err)
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ func (r *restart) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req cr.Request) (cr.Result, err
 
 	logger.Info("Preparing to restart k0s")
 
-	k0sPid, err := getK0sPid(status.DefaultSocketPath)
+	k0sPid, err := getK0sPid(r.statusSocketPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Info("Unable to determine current k0s pid; requeuing")
 		return cr.Result{RequeueAfter: restartRequeueDuration}, fmt.Errorf("unable to get k0s pid: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/restarted_unix.go b/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/restarted_unix.go
index 9b777b84703e..a9687f047114 100644
--- a/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/restarted_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/k0s/restarted_unix.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	apdel "github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/autopilot/controller/delegate"
 	apsigpred "github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/autopilot/controller/signal/common/predicate"
 	apsigv2 "github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/autopilot/signaling/v2"
-	"github.com/k0sproject/k0s/pkg/component/status"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	cr "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
@@ -25,9 +24,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type restarted struct {
-	log      *logrus.Entry
-	client   crcli.Client
-	delegate apdel.ControllerDelegate
+	log              *logrus.Entry
+	client           crcli.Client
+	delegate         apdel.ControllerDelegate
+	statusSocketPath string
 }
 
 // restartedEventFilter creates a controller-runtime predicate that governs which
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func restartedEventFilter(hostname string, handler apsigpred.ErrorHandler) crpre
 //
 // This controller is only interested in changes to signal nodes where its signaling
 // status is marked as `Restart`
-func registerRestarted(logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, eventFilter crpred.Predicate, delegate apdel.ControllerDelegate) error {
+func registerRestarted(logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, eventFilter crpred.Predicate, delegate apdel.ControllerDelegate, statusSocketPath string) error {
 	name := strings.ToLower(delegate.Name()) + "_k0s_restarted"
 	logger.Info("Registering reconciler: ", name)
 
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ func registerRestarted(logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, eventFilter crpr
 		WithEventFilter(eventFilter).
 		Complete(
 			&restarted{
-				log:      logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{"reconciler": "k0s-restarted", "object": delegate.Name()}),
-				client:   mgr.GetClient(),
-				delegate: delegate,
+				log:              logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{"reconciler": "k0s-restarted", "object": delegate.Name()}),
+				client:           mgr.GetClient(),
+				delegate:         delegate,
+				statusSocketPath: statusSocketPath,
 			},
 		)
 }
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func (r *restarted) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req cr.Request) (cr.Result, e
 
 	// Get the current version of k0s
 	logger.Info("Determining the current version of k0s")
-	k0sVersion, err := getK0sVersion(status.DefaultSocketPath)
+	k0sVersion, err := getK0sVersion(r.statusSocketPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Info("Unable to determine current verion of k0s; requeuing")
 		return cr.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to get k0s version: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/autopilot/controller/updates/update_controller.go b/pkg/autopilot/controller/updates/update_controller.go
index af646d1c0239..4cb789b5546a 100644
--- a/pkg/autopilot/controller/updates/update_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/autopilot/controller/updates/update_controller.go
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 type updateController struct {
-	log           *logrus.Entry
-	client        crcli.Client
-	clientFactory apcli.FactoryInterface
-	collector     *ClusterInfoCollector
+	log              *logrus.Entry
+	client           crcli.Client
+	clientFactory    apcli.FactoryInterface
+	collector        *ClusterInfoCollector
+	statusSocketPath string
 
 	clusterID string
 
@@ -34,19 +35,20 @@ type updateController struct {
 	parentCtx context.Context
 }
 
-func RegisterControllers(ctx context.Context, logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, clientFactory apcli.FactoryInterface, collector *ClusterInfoCollector, leaderMode bool, clusterID string) error {
+func RegisterControllers(ctx context.Context, logger *logrus.Entry, mgr crman.Manager, clientFactory apcli.FactoryInterface, collector *ClusterInfoCollector, leaderMode bool, clusterID string, statusSocketPath string) error {
 	return cr.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
 		Named("updater").
 		For(&apv1beta2.UpdateConfig{}).
 		Complete(
 			&updateController{
-				log:           logger.WithField("reconciler", "updater"),
-				client:        mgr.GetClient(),
-				clientFactory: clientFactory,
-				collector:     collector,
-				clusterID:     clusterID,
-				updaters:      make(map[string]updater),
-				parentCtx:     ctx,
+				log:              logger.WithField("reconciler", "updater"),
+				client:           mgr.GetClient(),
+				clientFactory:    clientFactory,
+				collector:        collector,
+				statusSocketPath: statusSocketPath,
+				clusterID:        clusterID,
+				updaters:         make(map[string]updater),
+				parentCtx:        ctx,
 			},
 		)
 }
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ func (u *updateController) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req cr.Request) (cr.Re
 	}
 	u.log.Debugf("creating new updater for '%s'", req.NamespacedName)
 	// Create new updater
-	updater, err := newUpdater(u.parentCtx, *updaterConfig, u.client, u.clientFactory, u.clusterID, u.collector, token)
+	updater, err := newUpdater(u.parentCtx, *updaterConfig, u.client, u.clientFactory, u.clusterID, u.collector, token, u.statusSocketPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		u.log.Errorf("failed to create updater for '%s': %s", req.NamespacedName, err)
 		return cr.Result{}, err
diff --git a/pkg/autopilot/controller/updates/updater.go b/pkg/autopilot/controller/updates/updater.go
index b23382166c5f..fc68766b9f38 100644
--- a/pkg/autopilot/controller/updates/updater.go
+++ b/pkg/autopilot/controller/updates/updater.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var patchOpts = []crcli.PatchOption{
 	crcli.ForceOwnership,
 }
 
-func newUpdater(parentCtx context.Context, updateConfig apv1beta2.UpdateConfig, k8sClient crcli.Client, apClientFactory apcli.FactoryInterface, clusterID string, collector *ClusterInfoCollector, updateServerToken string) (updater, error) {
+func newUpdater(parentCtx context.Context, updateConfig apv1beta2.UpdateConfig, k8sClient crcli.Client, apClientFactory apcli.FactoryInterface, clusterID string, collector *ClusterInfoCollector, updateServerToken string, statusSocketPath string) (updater, error) {
 	updateClient, err := uc.NewClient(updateConfig.Spec.UpdateServer, updateServerToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func newUpdater(parentCtx context.Context, updateConfig apv1beta2.UpdateConfig,
 
 	switch updateConfig.Spec.UpgradeStrategy.Type {
 	case apv1beta2.UpdateStrategyTypeCron:
-		return newCronUpdater(parentCtx, updateConfig, k8sClient, clusterID, updateClient)
+		return newCronUpdater(parentCtx, updateConfig, k8sClient, clusterID, updateClient, statusSocketPath)
 	case apv1beta2.UpdateStrategyTypePeriodic:
 		return newPeriodicUpdater(parentCtx, updateConfig, k8sClient, apClientFactory, collector, build.Version), nil
 	default:
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ func newUpdater(parentCtx context.Context, updateConfig apv1beta2.UpdateConfig,
 	}
 }
 
-func newCronUpdater(parentCtx context.Context, updateConfig apv1beta2.UpdateConfig, k8sClient crcli.Client, clusterID string, updateClient uc.Client) (updater, error) {
+func newCronUpdater(parentCtx context.Context, updateConfig apv1beta2.UpdateConfig, k8sClient crcli.Client, clusterID string, updateClient uc.Client, statusSocketPath string) (updater, error) {
 	schedule := updateConfig.Spec.UpgradeStrategy.Cron
 	if schedule == "" {
 		schedule = defaultCronSchedule
 	}
 
-	status, err := status.GetStatusInfo(status.DefaultSocketPath)
+	status, err := status.GetStatusInfo(statusSocketPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/component/controller/autopilot.go b/pkg/component/controller/autopilot.go
index f9538c1b24ca..526935475698 100644
--- a/pkg/component/controller/autopilot.go
+++ b/pkg/component/controller/autopilot.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func (a *Autopilot) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		InvocationID:        a.K0sVars.InvocationID,
 		KubeConfig:          a.K0sVars.AdminKubeConfigPath,
 		K0sDataDir:          a.K0sVars.DataDir,
+		StatusSocketPath:    a.K0sVars.StatusSocketPath,
 		KubeletExtraArgs:    a.KubeletExtraArgs,
 		KubeAPIPort:         a.KubeAPIPort,
 		Mode:                "controller",
diff --git a/pkg/component/worker/autopilot.go b/pkg/component/worker/autopilot.go
index d7fc9a8d81fb..625517128ea2 100644
--- a/pkg/component/worker/autopilot.go
+++ b/pkg/component/worker/autopilot.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func (a *Autopilot) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	autopilotRoot, err := apcont.NewRootWorker(aproot.RootConfig{
 		KubeConfig:          a.K0sVars.KubeletAuthConfigPath,
 		K0sDataDir:          a.K0sVars.DataDir,
+		StatusSocketPath:    a.K0sVars.StatusSocketPath,
 		Mode:                "worker",
 		ManagerPort:         8899,
 		MetricsBindAddr:     "0",