diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index ce0f02f2f5..426290a66f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - id: set-paths-matrix
         run: |
           set -x
-          sudo apt-get install -y jq
+          sudo apt-get install -y jq yq
           paths=$(ls -d ./test/e2e*)
           echo "matrix=$(printf '%s\n' "${paths}" | jq -R . | jq -cs .)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     outputs:
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ jobs:
           name: e2e-binaries
           path: ./test/*/*.test
           retention-days: 7
-  
+
   vcluster-install-delete:
     name: Install and delete virtual cluster
     needs:
       - build-and-push-syncer-image
       - build-vcluster-cli
-      
+
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -179,14 +179,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: vcluster_syncer
-      
+
       - name: Setup environment
         run: |
-          
+
           kind load image-archive vcluster_syncer
-          
+
           chmod +x vcluster && sudo mv vcluster /usr/bin
-          
+
           sudo apt-get install -y sed
 
       - name: Run tests - install and delete virtual cluster using kubectl
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ jobs:
           set -x
 
           ./hack/vcluster-install-scripts/test-kubectl-install.sh
-      
+
       - name: Run tests - install and delete virtual cluster using helm
         run: |
           set -x
-          
+
           ./hack/vcluster-install-scripts/test-helm-install.sh
 
   download-latest-cli:
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
           name: vcluster-current
           path: ./vcluster-current
           retention-days: 7
-  
+
   upgrade-test:
     name: test if we can upgrade from older version
     needs:
@@ -273,12 +273,13 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x ./vcluster-current
 
           kind load image-archive vcluster_syncer
+          yq eval '.controlPlane.distro.${{ matrix.distribution }}.enabled = true' > ./test/vcluster-current.yaml
 
           ./vcluster-current create ${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }} \
           --create-namespace \
           --debug \
           --connect=false \
-          --distro=${{ matrix.distribution }}
+          -f ./test/vcluster-current.yaml
 
           ./hack/wait-for-pod.sh -l app=${{ env.VCLUSTER_SUFFIX }} -n ${{ env.VCLUSTER_NAMESPACE }}
 
@@ -289,8 +290,9 @@ jobs:
 
           sed -i "s|REPLACE_REPOSITORY_NAME|${{ env.REPOSITORY_NAME }}|g" test/commonValues.yaml
           sed -i "s|REPLACE_TAG_NAME|${{ env.TAG_NAME }}|g" test/commonValues.yaml
+          yq eval -i '.controlPlane.distro.${{ matrix.distribution }}.enabled = true' test/commonValues.yaml
 
-          ./vcluster-dev/vcluster create vcluster --distro=${{ matrix.distribution }} \
+          ./vcluster-dev/vcluster create vcluster \
           --connect=false \
           --upgrade \
           --local-chart-dir ./chart \
@@ -411,6 +413,7 @@ jobs:
 
           sed -i "s|REPLACE_REPOSITORY_NAME|${{ env.REPOSITORY_NAME }}|g" ${{ matrix.test-suite-path }}/../commonValues.yaml
           sed -i "s|REPLACE_TAG_NAME|${{ env.TAG_NAME }}|g" ${{ matrix.test-suite-path }}/../commonValues.yaml
+          yq eval -i '.controlPlane.distro.${{ matrix.distribution }}.enabled = true'  ${{ matrix.test-suite-path }}/../commonValues.yaml
 
           kind load image-archive vcluster_syncer
 
@@ -420,7 +423,6 @@ jobs:
           --create-namespace \
           --debug \
           --connect=false \
-          --distro=${{ matrix.distribution }} \
           --local-chart-dir ./chart \
           -f ./test/commonValues.yaml \
           $haValues \
diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index 74129cbebd..08679b5151 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ e2e distribution="k3s" path="./test/e2e" multinamespace="false": create-kind &&
 
   sed -i.bak "s|REPLACE_REPOSITORY_NAME|vcluster|g" dist/commonValues.yaml
   sed -i.bak "s|REPLACE_TAG_NAME|e2e-latest|g" dist/commonValues.yaml
+  yq eval -i '.controlPlane.distro.{{distribution}}.enabled = true' dist/commonValues.yaml
   rm dist/commonValues.yaml.bak
 
   sed -i.bak "s|kind-control-plane|vcluster-control-plane|g" dist/commonValues.yaml
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ e2e distribution="k3s" path="./test/e2e" multinamespace="false": create-kind &&
     --create-namespace \
     --debug \
     --connect=false \
-    --distro={{ distribution }} \
     --local-chart-dir ./chart/ \
     -f ./dist/commonValues.yaml \
     -f {{ path }}/values.yaml \
diff --git a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/create.go b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/create.go
index a6a358fc24..dc39e36c9d 100644
--- a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/create.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"cmp"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/loft-sh/log"
@@ -44,12 +45,18 @@ Example:
 vcluster create test --namespace test
 #######################################################
 	`,
-		Args: util.VClusterNameOnlyValidator,
 		RunE: func(cobraCmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			newArgs, err := util.PromptForArgs(cmd.log, args, "vcluster name")
+			if err != nil && errors.Is(err, util.ErrNonInteractive) {
+				if err := util.VClusterNameOnlyValidator(cobraCmd, args); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+
 			// Check for newer version
 			upgrade.PrintNewerVersionWarning()
 
-			return cmd.Run(cobraCmd.Context(), args)
+			return cmd.Run(cobraCmd.Context(), newArgs)
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/add/cluster.go b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/add/cluster.go
index 1f0551cb71..bfd0d28f86 100644
--- a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/add/cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/add/cluster.go
@@ -3,25 +3,26 @@ package add
 import (
 	"cmp"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/loft-sh/log"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
-
 	managementv1 "github.com/loft-sh/api/v4/pkg/apis/management/v1"
 	storagev1 "github.com/loft-sh/api/v4/pkg/apis/storage/v1"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/log"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/cli/flags"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/cli/util"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/platform"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/platform/clihelper"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/platform/kube"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/upgrade"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 )
@@ -60,12 +61,18 @@ Example:
 vcluster platform add cluster my-cluster
 ########################################################
 		`,
-		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cobraCmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			newArgs, err := util.PromptForArgs(cmd.Log, args, "cluster name")
+			if err != nil && errors.Is(err, util.ErrNonInteractive) {
+				if err := cobra.ExactArgs(1)(cobraCmd, args); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+
 			// Check for newer version
 			upgrade.PrintNewerVersionWarning()
 
-			return cmd.Run(cobraCmd.Context(), args)
+			return cmd.Run(cobraCmd.Context(), newArgs)
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/create/vcluster.go b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/create/vcluster.go
index c827cdc701..9445839ba7 100644
--- a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/create/vcluster.go
+++ b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/create/vcluster.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package create
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/loft-sh/log"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/cli"
@@ -39,12 +40,18 @@ Example:
 vcluster platform create vcluster test --namespace test
 #########################################################################
 	`,
-		Args: util.VClusterNameOnlyValidator,
 		RunE: func(cobraCmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			newArgs, err := util.PromptForArgs(cmd.log, args, "vcluster name")
+			if err != nil && errors.Is(err, util.ErrNonInteractive) {
+				if err := util.VClusterNameOnlyValidator(cobraCmd, args); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+
 			// Check for newer version
 			upgrade.PrintNewerVersionWarning()
 
-			return cmd.Run(cobraCmd.Context(), args)
+			return cmd.Run(cobraCmd.Context(), newArgs)
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cli/util/args.go b/pkg/cli/util/args.go
index aa66c7d6bc..16acc09406 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/util/args.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/util/args.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package util
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/loft-sh/log"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/log/survey"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/log/terminal"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -14,6 +18,8 @@ var (
 	VClusterNameOnlyUseLine string
 
 	VClusterNameOnlyValidator cobra.PositionalArgs
+
+	ErrNonInteractive = errors.New("terminal is not interactive")
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -67,3 +73,29 @@ func NamedPositionalArgsValidator(failMissing, failExtra bool, expectedArgs ...s
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+// PromptForArgs expects that the terminal is interactive and the number of args, matched the number of argNames, in the
+// order they should appear and will prompt one by one for the missing args adding them to the args slice and returning
+// a new set for a command to use. It returns the args, rather than a nil slice so they're unaltered in error cases.
+func PromptForArgs(l log.Logger, args []string, argNames ...string) ([]string, error) {
+	if !terminal.IsTerminalIn {
+		return args, ErrNonInteractive
+	}
+
+	if len(args) == len(argNames) {
+		return args, nil
+	}
+
+	for i := range argNames[len(args):] {
+		answer, err := l.Question(&survey.QuestionOptions{
+			Question: fmt.Sprintf("Please specify %s", argNames[i]),
+		})
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return args, err
+		}
+		args = append(args, answer)
+	}
+
+	return args, nil
+}