diff --git a/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go b/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
index bb28ae32ef..47af24e26f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func (t *Handler) Setup(ctx context.Context, sCtx handler.SetupContext) error {
 	// Read from the fallback task handler map for any remaining tasks without a defaultPlugins registered handler.
 	for taskType, registeredPlugins := range fallbackTaskHandlerMap {
 		if _, ok := t.defaultPlugins[taskType]; ok {
-			break
+			continue
 		}
 		if len(registeredPlugins) != 1 {
 			logger.Errorf(ctx, "Multiple plugins registered to handle task type: %s. ([%+v])", taskType, registeredPlugins)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler_test.go b/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler_test.go
index 00730ec919..0538c322ec 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler_test.go
@@ -213,6 +213,20 @@ func Test_task_Setup(t *testing.T) {
 			pluginIDs:       map[pluginCore.TaskType]string{corePluginType: corePluginType, corePluginDefaultType: corePluginDefaultType, k8sPluginType: k8sPluginType, k8sPluginDefaultType: k8sPluginDefaultType},
 			defaultPluginID: corePluginDefaultType,
 		}, false},
+		{"partial-default-task-types",
+			testPluginRegistry{
+				core: []pluginCore.PluginEntry{corePluginEntry},
+				k8s:  []pluginK8s.PluginEntry{k8sPluginEntry},
+			},
+			[]string{corePluginType, k8sPluginType},
+			map[string]string{corePluginType: corePluginType},
+			wantFields{
+				pluginIDs: map[pluginCore.TaskType]string{
+					corePluginType: corePluginType,
+					k8sPluginType:  k8sPluginType,
+				},
+			},
+			false},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {