diff --git a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/KubernetesCloud.java b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/KubernetesCloud.java
index bb9a58bee0..593fc4db66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/KubernetesCloud.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/KubernetesCloud.java
@@ -532,8 +532,9 @@ public Collection<NodeProvisioner.PlannedNode> provision(@NonNull final Cloud.Cl
                 LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Template for label \"{0}\": {1}", new Object[]{label, podTemplate.getName()});
                 // check overall concurrency limit using the default label(s) on all templates
                 int numExecutors = 1;
+                PodTemplate unwrappedTemplate = getUnwrappedTemplate(podTemplate);
                 while (toBeProvisioned > 0 && KubernetesProvisioningLimits.get().register(this, podTemplate, numExecutors)) {
-                    plannedNodes.add(PlannedNodeBuilderFactory.createInstance().cloud(this).template(podTemplate).label(label).numExecutors(1).build());
+                    plannedNodes.add(PlannedNodeBuilderFactory.createInstance().cloud(this).template(unwrappedTemplate).label(label).numExecutors(1).build());
                     toBeProvisioned--;
                 }
                 if (!plannedNodes.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/PodTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/PodTemplate.java
index 2961715c20..2c37c9d245 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/PodTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/PodTemplate.java
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ protected static MessageDigest getLabelDigestFunction() {
 
     private String id;
 
+    private transient boolean unwrapped;
+
     private String inheritFrom;
 
     private String name;
@@ -924,6 +926,14 @@ public void setShowRawYaml(boolean showRawYaml) {
         this.showRawYaml = Boolean.valueOf(showRawYaml);
     }
 
+    void setUnwrapped(boolean unwrapped) {
+        this.unwrapped = unwrapped;
+    }
+
+    boolean isUnwrapped() {
+        return unwrapped;
+    }
+
     private String getContainersDescriptionForLogging() {
         List<ContainerTemplate> containers = getContainers();
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
@@ -1052,6 +1062,7 @@ public String toString() {
                 (imagePullSecrets == null || imagePullSecrets.isEmpty() ? "" : ", imagePullSecrets=" + imagePullSecrets) +
                 (nodeProperties == null || nodeProperties.isEmpty() ? "" : ", nodeProperties=" + nodeProperties) +
                 (yamls == null || yamls.isEmpty() ? "" : ", yamls=" + yamls) +
+                (!unwrapped ? "" : ", unwrapped=" + unwrapped) +
                 '}';
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/PodTemplateUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/PodTemplateUtils.java
index 7a19d63ddc..79732ca5f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/PodTemplateUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/PodTemplateUtils.java
@@ -486,33 +486,38 @@ static PodTemplate unwrap(PodTemplate template, String defaultProviderTemplate,
             return null;
         }
 
-        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-        if (!isNullOrEmpty(defaultProviderTemplate)) {
-            sb.append(defaultProviderTemplate).append(" ");
-
-        }
-        if (!isNullOrEmpty(template.getInheritFrom())) {
-            sb.append(template.getInheritFrom()).append(" ");
-        }
-        String inheritFrom = sb.toString();
-
-        if (isNullOrEmpty(inheritFrom)) {
+        List<String> inheritFrom = computedInheritFrom(template, defaultProviderTemplate);
+        if (inheritFrom.isEmpty()) {
             return template;
         } else {
-            String[] parentNames = inheritFrom.split("[ ]+");
             PodTemplate parent = null;
-            for (String name : parentNames) {
+            for (String name : inheritFrom) {
                 PodTemplate next = getTemplateByName(name, allTemplates);
                 if (next != null) {
                     parent = combine(parent, unwrap(next, allTemplates));
                 }
             }
             PodTemplate combined = combine(parent, template);
+            combined.setUnwrapped(true);
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINEST, "Combined parent + template is {0}", combined);
             return combined;
         }
     }
 
+    private static List<String> computedInheritFrom(PodTemplate template, String defaultProviderTemplate) {
+        List<String> hierarchy = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (!isNullOrEmpty(defaultProviderTemplate)) {
+            hierarchy.add(defaultProviderTemplate);
+        }
+        if (!isNullOrEmpty(template.getInheritFrom())) {
+            String[] split = template.getInheritFrom().split(" +");
+            for (String name : split) {
+                hierarchy.add(name);
+            }
+        }
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(hierarchy);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Unwraps the hierarchy of the PodTemplate.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/StandardPlannedNodeBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/StandardPlannedNodeBuilder.java
index 3c41e20e27..6e4e7d5489 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/StandardPlannedNodeBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/StandardPlannedNodeBuilder.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public NodeProvisioner.PlannedNode build() {
         try {
             KubernetesSlave agent = KubernetesSlave
                     .builder()
-                    .podTemplate(cloud.getUnwrappedTemplate(t))
+                    .podTemplate(t.isUnwrapped() ? t : cloud.getUnwrappedTemplate(t))
                     .cloud(cloud)
                     .build();
             displayName = agent.getDisplayName();