diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/k8s.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/k8s.yaml
index 51984cc..70d60a4 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/k8s.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/k8s.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
   skip_fail: false
 
+- description: Replace kube-api VIP with IP of one controller
+  cmd: find /srv/salt/reclass/ -type f -exec sed -i
+    's/ipf_addresses: \${_param:kubernetes_control_address}/ipf_addresses: \${_param:kubernetes_control_node01_address}/g' {} +
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 1}
+  skip_fail: false
+
 - description: Install keepalived on primary controller
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived