diff --git a/cmd/ignite/cmd/root.go b/cmd/ignite/cmd/root.go
index c5498309d..04e72acb6 100644
--- a/cmd/ignite/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/ignite/cmd/root.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/weaveworks/ignite/pkg/network"
 	networkflag "github.com/weaveworks/ignite/pkg/network/flag"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/ignite/pkg/providers"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/ignite/pkg/providers/ignite"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/ignite/pkg/util"
 	versioncmd "github.com/weaveworks/ignite/pkg/version/cmd"
 )
 
@@ -37,6 +39,25 @@ func NewIgniteCommand(in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			logs.Logger.SetLevel(logLevel)
 			// Set the desired network plugin
 			providers.NetworkPlugin = providers.NetworkPlugins[network.ActivePlugin]
+
+			// TODO Some commands do not need to check root
+			// Currently it seems to be only ignite version that does not require root
+			if cmd.Name() == "version" && cmd.Parent().Name() == "ignite" {
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Ignite needs to run as root for now, see
+			// https://github.com/weaveworks/ignite/issues/46
+			// TODO: Remove this when ready
+			util.GenericCheckErr(util.TestRoot())
+
+			// Create the directories needed for running
+			util.GenericCheckErr(util.CreateDirectories())
+
+			// Populate the providers after flags have been parsed
+			if err := providers.Populate(ignite.Providers); err != nil {
+				logrus.Fatal(err)
+			}
 		},
 		Long: dedent.Dedent(fmt.Sprintf(`
 			Ignite is a containerized Firecracker microVM administration tool.
diff --git a/cmd/ignite/ignite.go b/cmd/ignite/ignite.go
index 75b00b029..055d4f717 100644
--- a/cmd/ignite/ignite.go
+++ b/cmd/ignite/ignite.go
@@ -17,15 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 
 // Run runs the main cobra command of this application
 func Run() error {
-	// Ignite needs to run as root for now, see
-	// https://github.com/weaveworks/ignite/issues/46
-	// TODO: Remove this when ready
-	util.GenericCheckErr(util.TestRoot())
-
-	// Create the directories needed for running
-	util.GenericCheckErr(util.CreateDirectories())
-
-	// Populate the providers
+	// Preload necessary providers
 	util.GenericCheckErr(providers.Populate(ignite.Providers))
 
 	c := cmd.NewIgniteCommand(os.Stdin, os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c1e92b36f..ba7ddc734 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ require (
 	gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible // indirect
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20190612205821-1799e75a0719
 	k8s.io/klog v0.4.0 // indirect
-	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20190709113604-33be087ad058
+	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20190816220812-743ec37842bf
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.1.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 162277b69..5effea242 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0 h1:A8PeW59pxE9IoFRqBp37U+mSNaQoZ46F1f0f863XSXw=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.0.0 h1:b4Gk+7WdP/d3HZH8EJsZpvV7EtDOgaZLtnaNGIu1adA=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.0.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
-github.com/googleapis/gnostic v0.0.0-20170426233943-68f4ded48ba9/go.mod h1:sJBsCZ4ayReDTBIg8b9dl28c5xFWyhBTVRp3pOg5EKY=
 github.com/googleapis/gnostic v0.0.0-20170729233727-0c5108395e2d h1:7XGaL1e6bYS1yIonGp9761ExpPPV1ui0SAC59Yube9k=
 github.com/googleapis/gnostic v0.0.0-20170729233727-0c5108395e2d/go.mod h1:sJBsCZ4ayReDTBIg8b9dl28c5xFWyhBTVRp3pOg5EKY=
 github.com/goombaio/namegenerator v0.0.0-20181006234301-989e774b106e h1:XmA6L9IPRdUr28a+SK/oMchGgQy159wvzXA5tJ7l+40=
@@ -354,8 +353,8 @@ k8s.io/klog v0.4.0 h1:lCJCxf/LIowc2IGS9TPjWDyXY4nOmdGdfcwwDQCOURQ=
 k8s.io/klog v0.4.0/go.mod h1:4Bi6QPql/J/LkTDqv7R/cd3hPo4k2DG6Ptcz060Ez5I=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20190228160746-b3a7cee44a30 h1:TRb4wNWoBVrH9plmkp2q86FIDppkbrEXdXlxU3a3BMI=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20190228160746-b3a7cee44a30/go.mod h1:BXM9ceUBTj2QnfH2MK1odQs778ajze1RxcmP6S8RVVc=
-k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20190709113604-33be087ad058 h1:di3XCwddOR9cWBNpfgXaskhh6cgJuwcK54rvtwUaC10=
-k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20190709113604-33be087ad058/go.mod h1:nfDlWeOsu3pUf4yWGL+ERqohP4YsZcBJXWMK+gkzOA4=
+k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20190816220812-743ec37842bf h1:EYm5AW/UUDbnmnI+gK0TJDVK9qPLhM+sRHYanNKw0EQ=
+k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20190816220812-743ec37842bf/go.mod h1:1TqjTSzOxsLGIKfj0lK8EeCP7K1iUG65v09OM0/WG5E=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff v0.0.0-20190525122527-15d366b2352e/go.mod h1:wWxsB5ozmmv/SG7nM11ayaAW51xMvak/t1r0CSlcokI=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.1.0 h1:4A07+ZFc2wgJwo8YNlQpr1rVlgUDlxXHhPJciaPY5gs=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.1.0/go.mod h1:UJmg0vDUVViEyp3mgSv9WPwZCDxu4rQW1olrI1uml+o=
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/common/common.go b/vendor/k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/common/common.go
index 7d5534b24..f1c87c300 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/common/common.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/common/common.go
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-openapi/spec"
 )
 
+const (
+	// TODO: Make this configurable.
+	ExtensionPrefix = "x-kubernetes-"
+	ExtensionV2Schema = ExtensionPrefix + "v2-schema"
+)
+
 // OpenAPIDefinition describes single type. Normally these definitions are auto-generated using gen-openapi.
 type OpenAPIDefinition struct {
 	Schema       spec.Schema
@@ -43,6 +49,10 @@ type OpenAPIDefinitionGetter interface {
 	OpenAPIDefinition() *OpenAPIDefinition
 }
 
+type OpenAPIV3DefinitionGetter interface {
+	OpenAPIV3Definition() *OpenAPIDefinition
+}
+
 type PathHandler interface {
 	Handle(path string, handler http.Handler)
 }
@@ -172,3 +182,11 @@ func EscapeJsonPointer(p string) string {
 	p = strings.Replace(p, "/", "~1", -1)
 	return p
 }
+
+func EmbedOpenAPIDefinitionIntoV2Extension(main OpenAPIDefinition, embedded OpenAPIDefinition) OpenAPIDefinition {
+	if main.Schema.Extensions == nil {
+		main.Schema.Extensions = make(map[string]interface{})
+	}
+	main.Schema.Extensions[ExtensionV2Schema] = embedded.Schema
+	return main
+}
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 1a7ac4af7..d7b50bf44 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net
 # k8s.io/klog v0.4.0
 k8s.io/klog
-# k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20190709113604-33be087ad058
+# k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20190816220812-743ec37842bf
 k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/common
 k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/util/proto
 # sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.1.0