diff --git a/jenkins/client/job/salt-models/tests.yml b/jenkins/client/job/salt-models/tests.yml
index a7bdbab..c6c54bb 100644
--- a/jenkins/client/job/salt-models/tests.yml
+++ b/jenkins/client/job/salt-models/tests.yml
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@
               DEFAULT_GIT_REF:
                 type: string
                 default: master
+              EXTRA_VARIABLES_YAML:
+                type: text
+                default: ""
+                description: "Extra vars passed as YAML"
               PARALLEL_NODE_GROUP_SIZE:
                 type: string
                 default: "5"
@@ -294,6 +298,10 @@
               CREDENTIALS_ID:
                 type: string
                 default: gerrit
+              EXTRA_VARIABLES_YAML:
+                type: text
+                default: ""
+                description: "Extra vars passed as YAML"
       job:
         test-salt-model-node:
           name: test-salt-model-node
diff --git a/kubernetes/common/init.yml b/kubernetes/common/init.yml
index 2ac73a3..45d688f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/common/init.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/common/init.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     kubernetes_netchecker_server_repo: mirantis
     kubernetes_virtlet_repo: mirantis
     kubernetes_kubedns_repo: gcr.io/google_containers
-    kubernetes_externaldns_repo: mirantis
+    kubernetes_externaldns_repo: ${_param:mcp_docker_registry}/mirantis/external-dns
     kubernetes_genie_repo: https://docker-prod-local.artifactory.mirantis.com/artifactory/binary-prod-local/mirantis/kubernetes/cni-genie
     kubernetes_flannel_repo: quay.io/coreos
     kubernetes_metallb_repo: ${_param:mcp_docker_registry}/mirantis/metallb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     kubernetes_dnsmasq_image: ${_param:kubernetes_kubedns_repo}/k8s-dns-dnsmasq-amd64:1.14.5
     kubernetes_sidecar_image: ${_param:kubernetes_kubedns_repo}/k8s-dns-sidecar-amd64:1.14.5
     kubernetes_dns_autoscaler_image: ${_param:kubernetes_kubedns_repo}/cluster-proportional-autoscaler-amd64:1.0.0
-    kubernetes_externaldns_image: ${_param:kubernetes_externaldns_repo}/external-dns:v0.5.3
+    kubernetes_externaldns_image: ${_param:kubernetes_externaldns_repo}/external-dns:v0.5.6-1
     kubernetes_genie_source: ${_param:kubernetes_genie_repo}/genie_v1.0-138-gbf5dbaa
     kubernetes_genie_source_hash: md5=b024052ed4ecb1d5354e0cc8f51afaca
     kubernetes_flannel_image: ${_param:kubernetes_flannel_repo}/flannel:v0.10.0-amd64