diff --git a/pkg/master/master.go b/pkg/master/master.go
index 23188b49ab4..d7cf999a78f 100644
--- a/pkg/master/master.go
+++ b/pkg/master/master.go
@@ -758,12 +758,20 @@ func (m *Master) api_v1() *apiserver.APIGroupVersion {
 	return version
 }
 
+// findExternalAddress returns ExternalIP of provided node with fallback to LegacyHostIP.
 func findExternalAddress(node *api.Node) (string, error) {
+	var fallback string
 	for ix := range node.Status.Addresses {
 		addr := &node.Status.Addresses[ix]
 		if addr.Type == api.NodeExternalIP {
 			return addr.Address, nil
 		}
+		if fallback == "" && addr.Type == api.NodeLegacyHostIP {
+			fallback = addr.Address
+		}
+	}
+	if fallback != "" {
+		return fallback, nil
 	}
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find external address: %v", node)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/master/master_test.go b/pkg/master/master_test.go
index ff15461a6ed..16ddfcce4fa 100644
--- a/pkg/master/master_test.go
+++ b/pkg/master/master_test.go
@@ -46,3 +46,27 @@ func TestGetServersToValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFindExternalAddress(t *testing.T) {
+	expectedIP := "172.0.0.1"
+
+	nodes := []*api.Node{new(api.Node), new(api.Node), new(api.Node)}
+	nodes[0].Status.Addresses = []api.NodeAddress{{"ExternalIP", expectedIP}}
+	nodes[1].Status.Addresses = []api.NodeAddress{{"LegacyHostIP", expectedIP}}
+	nodes[2].Status.Addresses = []api.NodeAddress{{"ExternalIP", expectedIP}, {"LegacyHostIP", "172.0.0.2"}}
+
+	for _, node := range nodes {
+		ip, err := findExternalAddress(node)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("error getting node external address: %s", err)
+		}
+		if ip != expectedIP {
+			t.Errorf("expected ip to be %s, but was %s", expectedIP, ip)
+		}
+	}
+
+	_, err := findExternalAddress(new(api.Node))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected findExternalAddress to fail on a node with missing ip information")
+	}
+}