diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/etcd b/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/etcd
index 86203dabb96..4c46863891b 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/etcd
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/etcd
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ group etcd
 start program = "/etc/init.d/etcd start"
 stop program = "/etc/init.d/etcd stop"
 if failed
-  host 127.0.0.1
+  host kubernetes-master
   port 4001
   protocol http
   request "/v2/keys/"