diff --git a/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config.py b/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config.py
index 7077955ca6..eab7c846a4 100644
--- a/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config.py
+++ b/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config.py
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ def _cleanup_temp_files():
     _temp_files = {}
 
 
-def _create_temp_file_with_content(content, temp_file_path=None):
+def _create_temp_file_with_content(content, temp_file_path=None, force_recreate=False):
     if len(_temp_files) == 0:
         atexit.register(_cleanup_temp_files)
     # Because we may change context several times, try to remember files we
     # created and reuse them at a small memory cost.
     content_key = str(content)
-    if content_key in _temp_files:
+    if not force_recreate and content_key in _temp_files:
         return _temp_files[content_key]
     if temp_file_path and not os.path.isdir(temp_file_path):
         os.makedirs(name=temp_file_path)
@@ -115,16 +115,10 @@ def as_file(self):
         decoded obj[%data_key_name] content otherwise obj[%file_key_name]."""
         use_data_if_no_file = not self._file and self._data
         if use_data_if_no_file:
-            if self._base64_file_content:
-                if isinstance(self._data, str):
-                    content = self._data.encode()
-                else:
-                    content = self._data
-                self._file = _create_temp_file_with_content(
-                    base64.standard_b64decode(content), self._temp_file_path)
-            else:
-                self._file = _create_temp_file_with_content(
-                    self._data, self._temp_file_path)
+            self._write_file()
+
+            if self._file and not os.path.isfile(self._file):
+                self._write_file(force_rewrite=True)
         if self._file and not os.path.isfile(self._file):
             raise ConfigException("File does not exist: %s" % self._file)
         return self._file
@@ -142,6 +136,18 @@ def as_data(self):
                     self._data = f.read()
         return self._data
 
+    def _write_file(self, force_rewrite=False):
+        if self._base64_file_content:
+            if isinstance(self._data, str):
+                content = self._data.encode()
+            else:
+                content = self._data
+            self._file = _create_temp_file_with_content(
+                base64.standard_b64decode(content), self._temp_file_path, force_recreate=force_rewrite)
+        else:
+            self._file = _create_temp_file_with_content(
+                self._data, self._temp_file_path, force_recreate=force_rewrite)
+
 
 class CommandTokenSource(object):
     def __init__(self, cmd, args, tokenKey, expiryKey):