diff --git a/.config.sample.env b/.config.sample.env
index ffc06277..7a79482c 100644
--- a/.config.sample.env
+++ b/.config.sample.env
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_INTERFACE=""
 # Pick a unused IP that is on the same network as your nodes
 # and also outside the ${BOOTSTRAP_METALLB_TRAEFIK_ADDR} range
 # e.g. 192.168.1.254
-export BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDRESS=""
+export BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDR=""
 
 #
 # Default prefixes for hostnames assigned by Ansible
diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index 182bde92..4af09810 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ verify_binaries() {
 }
 
 verify_kubevip() {
-    _has_envar "BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDRESS"
-    _has_valid_ip "${BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDRESS}" "BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDRESS"
+    _has_envar "BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDR"
+    _has_valid_ip "${BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDR}" "BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDR"
 }
 
 verify_metallb() {
@@ -284,18 +284,18 @@ verify_ansible_hosts() {
         _has_envar "${node_control}"
         _has_optional_envar "${node_hostname}"
 
-        if [[ "${node_addr}" == "${BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDRESS}" ]]; then
-            _log "ERROR" "The kube-vip IP '${BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDRESS}' should not be the same as the IP for node '${node_addr}'"
+        if [[ "${!node_addr}" == "${BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDR}" ]]; then
+            _log "ERROR" "The kube-vip IP '${BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDR}' should not be the same as the IP for node '${!node_addr}'"
             exit 1
         fi
 
-        if [[ "${node_addr}" == "${BOOTSTRAP_METALLB_K8S_GATEWAY_ADDR}" ]]; then
-            _log "ERROR" "The k8s-gateway load balancer IP '${BOOTSTRAP_METALLB_K8S_GATEWAY_ADDR}' should not be the same as the IP for node '${node_addr}'"
+        if [[ "${!node_addr}" == "${BOOTSTRAP_METALLB_K8S_GATEWAY_ADDR}" ]]; then
+            _log "ERROR" "The k8s-gateway load balancer IP '${BOOTSTRAP_METALLB_K8S_GATEWAY_ADDR}' should not be the same as the IP for node '${!node_addr}'"
             exit 1
         fi
 
-        if [[ "${node_addr}" == "${BOOTSTRAP_METALLB_TRAEFIK_ADDR}" ]]; then
-            _log "ERROR" "The traefik load balancer IP '${BOOTSTRAP_METALLB_TRAEFIK_ADDR}' should not be the same as the IP for node '${node_addr}'"
+        if [[ "${!node_addr}" == "${BOOTSTRAP_METALLB_TRAEFIK_ADDR}" ]]; then
+            _log "ERROR" "The traefik load balancer IP '${BOOTSTRAP_METALLB_TRAEFIK_ADDR}' should not be the same as the IP for node '${!node_addr}'"
             exit 1
         fi
 
diff --git a/tmpl/ansible/kube-vip.yml b/tmpl/ansible/kube-vip.yml
index 6e901889..acbf087d 100644
--- a/tmpl/ansible/kube-vip.yml
+++ b/tmpl/ansible/kube-vip.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # (string) The interface on the host kube-vip should attach to
 kubevip_interface: "${BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_INTERFACE}"
 # (string) The ARP address kube-vip broadcasts
-kubevip_address: "${BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDRESS}"
+kubevip_address: "${BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDR}"
diff --git a/tmpl/cluster/kube-vip-daemonset.yaml b/tmpl/cluster/kube-vip-daemonset.yaml
index 78c37f4f..01e1ded0 100644
--- a/tmpl/cluster/kube-vip-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/tmpl/cluster/kube-vip-daemonset.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
             - name: svc_enable
               value: "false"
             - name: address
-              value: "${BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDRESS}"
+              value: "${BOOTSTRAP_ANSIBLE_KUBE_VIP_ADDR}"
           securityContext:
             capabilities:
               add: