diff --git a/install/ansible/roles/voltha-kubernetes/templates/bashrc.j2 b/install/ansible/roles/voltha-kubernetes/templates/bashrc.j2
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+DOCKER_HOST_IP={{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}
+export DOCKER_HOST_IP