diff --git a/kubernetes/files/kube-addons/netchecker/netchecker-server.yml b/kubernetes/files/kube-addons/netchecker/netchecker-server.yml
index 6cfac36..181765c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/files/kube-addons/netchecker/netchecker-server.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/files/kube-addons/netchecker/netchecker-server.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@
           args:
             - "-v=5"
             - "-logtostderr"
-            - "-kubeproxyinit=false"
             - "-endpoint=0.0.0.0:{{ common.addons.netchecker.port }}"
+{%- if common.addons.get('contrail_network_controller', {}).get('enabled') %}
+            - "-kubeproxyinit=true"
+{%- else %}
+            - "-kubeproxyinit=false"
             - "-etcd-endpoints={% for member in master.etcd.members %}https://{{ member.host }}:4001{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}"
 {%- if master.etcd.get('ssl', {}).get('enabled') %}
             - "-etcd-key=/var/lib/etcd/etcd-client.key"
@@ -46,3 +49,4 @@
       - hostPath:
           path: /var/lib/etcd
         name: etcd-certs
+{%- endif %}
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