diff --git a/examples/kind-multinode/README.md b/examples/kind-multinode/README.md
index 2c64a57cb..77aa06321 100644
--- a/examples/kind-multinode/README.md
+++ b/examples/kind-multinode/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ performs the following operations:
 - `--agent-image <IMAGE_NAME>[:<IMAGE_TAG>]`: Proxy server image to deploy. Default: `gcr.io/k8s-staging-kas-network-proxy/proxy-agent:master`
 - `--num-kcp-nodes <NUM>`: Number of control plane nodes to spin up. Default: 2.
 - `--num-worker-nodes <NUM>`: Number of worker nodes to spin up. Default: 1.
+- `--server-count-override <NUM>`: If this flag is >= 0, override the `--serverCount` flag in the proxy server's configuration to the provided number. Default: set `--serverCount` to equal the number of KCP nodes.
 - `--sideload-images`: Use `kind load ...` to sideload custom proxy server and agent images with the names set by `--server-image` and `--agent-image` into the kind cluster. Default: do not sideload.
   - Use this if you don't want to publish your custom KNP images to a public registry.
   - NOTE: You MUST specify an image tag (i.e. `my-image-name:my-image-tag` and not just `my-image-name`) and the image tag MUST NOT be `:latest` for this to work! See [`kind` docs](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/#loading-an-image-into-your-cluster) for why this is necessary.
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ make docker-build
 Verify that the new images are available in the local docker registry with `docker images`. Then, bring up the cluster:
 
 ```shell
-cd examples/kind-multinode-kcp
+cd examples/kind-multinode
 
 # These are the default values of the registry, image name, and tag used by the Makefile.
 # Edit them if necessary.
diff --git a/examples/kind-multinode/quickstart-kind.sh b/examples/kind-multinode/quickstart-kind.sh
index abb6ce7bf..fb464b5e8 100755
--- a/examples/kind-multinode/quickstart-kind.sh
+++ b/examples/kind-multinode/quickstart-kind.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ NUM_WORKER_NODES=1
 NUM_KCP_NODES=2
 OVERWRITE_CLUSTER=false
 SIDELOAD_IMAGES=false
+SERVER_COUNT_OVERRIDE=-1
 
 # Provide usage info
 usage() {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ usage() {
 }
 
 # ARG PARSING
-VALID_ARGS=$(getopt --options "h" --longoptions "sideload-images,cluster-name:,agent-image:,server-image:,num-worker-nodes:,num-kcp-nodes:,help,overwrite-cluster" --name "$0" -- "$@") || exit 2
+VALID_ARGS=$(getopt --options "h" --longoptions "sideload-images,cluster-name:,agent-image:,server-image:,num-worker-nodes:,num-kcp-nodes:,help,overwrite-cluster,server-count-override:" --name "$0" -- "$@") || exit 2
 
 eval set -- "$VALID_ARGS"
 while true; do
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ while true; do
       SIDELOAD_IMAGES=true
       shift 1
       ;;
+    --server-count-override)
+      SERVER_COUNT_OVERRIDE=$2
+      shift 2
+      ;;
     --)
       shift
       break
@@ -78,9 +83,16 @@ do
  cat templates/kind/worker.config >> rendered/kind.config
 done
 
-echo "Setting server image to $SERVER_IMAGE and agent image to $AGENT_IMAGE"
-sed "s|image: .*|image: $AGENT_IMAGE|" <templates/k8s/konnectivity-agent-ds.yaml >rendered/konnectivity-agent-ds.yaml
-sed "s|image: .*|image: $SERVER_IMAGE|" <templates/k8s/konnectivity-server.yaml >rendered/konnectivity-server.yaml
+SERVER_COUNT=$NUM_KCP_NODES
+if [ "$SERVER_COUNT_OVERRIDE" -ge 0 ]; then
+  echo "Overriding default server count from $NUM_KCP_NODES to $SERVER_COUNT_OVERRIDE"
+  SERVER_COUNT=$SERVER_COUNT_OVERRIDE
+fi
+
+echo "Setting server image to $SERVER_IMAGE, agent image to $AGENT_IMAGE, and --server-count flag on server to $SERVER_COUNT"
+sed -e "s|image: .*|image: $AGENT_IMAGE|" <templates/k8s/konnectivity-agent-ds.yaml >rendered/konnectivity-agent-ds.yaml
+sed -e "s|image: .*|image: $SERVER_IMAGE|" -e "s/--server-count=[0-9]\+/--server-count=$SERVER_COUNT/" <templates/k8s/konnectivity-server.yaml >rendered/konnectivity-server.yaml
+
 
 
 # CLUSTER CREATION