diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-node.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-node.yml.j2
index 38469624ecdebff576c1d5f79b123e7a440d6d6a..09eeb661886bfd71f82994cd866429d6538fe9fb 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-node.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-node.yml.j2
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ spec:
               memory: {{ calico_node_memory_requests }}
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
+              host: 127.0.0.1
               path: /liveness
               port: 9099
             periodSeconds: 10
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ spec:
             failureThreshold: 6
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
+              host: 127.0.0.1
               path: /readiness
               port: 9099
             periodSeconds: 10