diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 1bfba29b118..47c648981b8 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1622,15 +1622,19 @@ function start-kube-apiserver {
   if [[ -n "${FEATURE_GATES:-}" ]]; then
     params+=" --feature-gates=${FEATURE_GATES}"
   fi
-  if [[ -n "${PROJECT_ID:-}" && -n "${TOKEN_URL:-}" && -n "${TOKEN_BODY:-}" && -n "${NODE_NETWORK:-}" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "${MASTER_ADVERTISE_ADDRESS:-}" ]]; then
+    params+=" --advertise-address=${MASTER_ADVERTISE_ADDRESS}"
+    if [[ -n "${PROXY_SSH_USER:-}" ]]; then
+      params+=" --ssh-user=${PROXY_SSH_USER}"
+      params+=" --ssh-keyfile=/etc/srv/sshproxy/.sshkeyfile"
+    fi
+  elif [[ -n "${PROJECT_ID:-}" && -n "${TOKEN_URL:-}" && -n "${TOKEN_BODY:-}" && -n "${NODE_NETWORK:-}" ]]; then
     local -r vm_external_ip=$(get-metadata-value "instance/network-interfaces/0/access-configs/0/external-ip")
     if [[ -n "${PROXY_SSH_USER:-}" ]]; then
       params+=" --advertise-address=${vm_external_ip}"
       params+=" --ssh-user=${PROXY_SSH_USER}"
       params+=" --ssh-keyfile=/etc/srv/sshproxy/.sshkeyfile"
     fi
-  elif [ -n "${MASTER_ADVERTISE_ADDRESS:-}" ]; then
-    params="${params} --advertise-address=${MASTER_ADVERTISE_ADDRESS}"
   fi
 
   local webhook_authn_config_mount=""