diff --git a/cmd/up.go b/cmd/up.go
index 3a0aa12c..a56584d5 100644
--- a/cmd/up.go
+++ b/cmd/up.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/rke/log"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke/pki"
 	"github.com/rancher/types/apis/management.cattle.io/v3"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/cert"
 )
@@ -38,10 +37,6 @@ func UpCommand() cli.Command {
 			Name:  "dind",
 			Usage: "Deploy Kubernetes cluster in docker containers (experimental)",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "dind-subnet",
-			Usage: "User defined network to deploy k8s within (experimental)",
-		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:  "update-only",
 			Usage: "Skip idempotent deployment of control and etcd plane",
@@ -224,12 +219,12 @@ func clusterUpLocal(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 func clusterUpDind(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	// get dind config
-	rkeConfig, disablePortCheck, dindSubnet, err := getDindConfig(ctx)
+	rkeConfig, disablePortCheck, err := getDindConfig(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// setup dind environment
-	if err = createDINDEnv(context.Background(), dindSubnet, rkeConfig); err != nil {
+	if err = createDINDEnv(context.Background(), rkeConfig); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// start cluster
@@ -237,23 +232,22 @@ func clusterUpDind(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func getDindConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (*v3.RancherKubernetesEngineConfig, bool, string, error) {
+func getDindConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (*v3.RancherKubernetesEngineConfig, bool, error) {
 	disablePortCheck := ctx.Bool("disable-port-check")
-	dindSubnet := ctx.String("dind-subnet")
 	clusterFile, filePath, err := resolveClusterFile(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, disablePortCheck, dindSubnet, fmt.Errorf("Failed to resolve cluster file: %v", err)
+		return nil, disablePortCheck, fmt.Errorf("Failed to resolve cluster file: %v", err)
 	}
 	clusterFilePath = filePath
 
 	rkeConfig, err := cluster.ParseConfig(clusterFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, disablePortCheck, dindSubnet, fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse cluster file: %v", err)
+		return nil, disablePortCheck, fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse cluster file: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	rkeConfig, err = setOptionsFromCLI(ctx, rkeConfig)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, disablePortCheck, dindSubnet, err
+		return nil, disablePortCheck, err
 	}
 	// Setting conntrack max for kubeproxy to 0
 	if rkeConfig.Services.Kubeproxy.ExtraArgs == nil {
@@ -261,22 +255,19 @@ func getDindConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (*v3.RancherKubernetesEngineConfig, bool, s
 	}
 	rkeConfig.Services.Kubeproxy.ExtraArgs["conntrack-max-per-core"] = "0"
 
-	return rkeConfig, disablePortCheck, dindSubnet, nil
+	return rkeConfig, disablePortCheck, nil
 }
 
-func createDINDEnv(ctx context.Context, dindSubnet string, rkeConfig *v3.RancherKubernetesEngineConfig) error {
-	if dindSubnet == "" {
-		logrus.Infof("[%s] dind subnet didn't get specified, using default subnet [%s]", dind.DINDPlane, dind.DINDSubnet)
-		dindSubnet = dind.DINDSubnet
-	}
-	if err := dind.CreateDindNetwork(ctx, dindSubnet); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create dind network: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	for _, node := range rkeConfig.Nodes {
-		if err := dind.StartUpDindContainer(ctx, node.Address, dind.DINDNetwork); err != nil {
+func createDINDEnv(ctx context.Context, rkeConfig *v3.RancherKubernetesEngineConfig) error {
+	for i := range rkeConfig.Nodes {
+		address, err := dind.StartUpDindContainer(ctx, rkeConfig.Nodes[i].Address, dind.DINDNetwork)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if rkeConfig.Nodes[i].HostnameOverride == "" {
+			rkeConfig.Nodes[i].HostnameOverride = rkeConfig.Nodes[i].Address
+		}
+		rkeConfig.Nodes[i].Address = address
 	}
 	time.Sleep(DINDWaitTime * time.Second)
 	return nil
diff --git a/dind/dind.go b/dind/dind.go
index c47bebcf..302c2013 100644
--- a/dind/dind.go
+++ b/dind/dind.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/rancher/rke/docker"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -14,32 +13,32 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	DINDImage           = "docker:17.03-dind"
-	DINDContainerPrefix = "rke-dind-"
+	DINDContainerPrefix = "rke-dind"
 	DINDPlane           = "dind"
 	DINDNetwork         = "dind-network"
 	DINDSubnet          = "172.18.0.0/16"
 )
 
-func StartUpDindContainer(ctx context.Context, dindAddress, dindNetwork string) error {
+func StartUpDindContainer(ctx context.Context, dindAddress, dindNetwork string) (string, error) {
 	cli, err := client.NewEnvClient()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	// its recommended to use host's storage driver
 	dockerInfo, err := cli.Info(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	storageDriver := dockerInfo.Driver
 	// Get dind container name
-	containerName := DINDContainerPrefix + dindAddress
+	containerName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", DINDContainerPrefix, dindAddress)
 	_, err = cli.ContainerInspect(ctx, containerName)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !client.IsErrNotFound(err) {
-			return err
+			return "", err
 		}
 		if err := docker.UseLocalOrPull(ctx, cli, cli.DaemonHost(), DINDImage, DINDPlane, nil); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return "", err
 		}
 		binds := []string{
 			fmt.Sprintf("/var/lib/kubelet-%s:/var/lib/kubelet:shared", containerName),
@@ -54,33 +53,36 @@ func StartUpDindContainer(ctx context.Context, dindAddress, dindNetwork string)
 					"mount --make-shared /var/lib/docker && " +
 					"dockerd-entrypoint.sh --storage-driver=" + storageDriver,
 			},
+			Hostname: dindAddress,
 		}
 		hostCfg := &container.HostConfig{
 			Privileged: true,
 			Binds:      binds,
 		}
-		netCfg := &network.NetworkingConfig{
-			EndpointsConfig: map[string]*network.EndpointSettings{
-				dindNetwork: &network.EndpointSettings{
-					IPAMConfig: &network.EndpointIPAMConfig{
-						IPv4Address: dindAddress,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		}
-		resp, err := cli.ContainerCreate(ctx, imageCfg, hostCfg, netCfg, containerName)
+		resp, err := cli.ContainerCreate(ctx, imageCfg, hostCfg, nil, containerName)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create [%s] container on host [%s]: %v", containerName, cli.DaemonHost(), err)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Failed to create [%s] container on host [%s]: %v", containerName, cli.DaemonHost(), err)
 		}
 
 		if err := cli.ContainerStart(ctx, resp.ID, types.ContainerStartOptions{}); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to start [%s] container on host [%s]: %v", containerName, cli.DaemonHost(), err)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Failed to start [%s] container on host [%s]: %v", containerName, cli.DaemonHost(), err)
 		}
 		logrus.Infof("[%s] Successfully started [%s] container on host [%s]", DINDPlane, containerName, cli.DaemonHost())
-		return nil
+		dindContainer, err := cli.ContainerInspect(ctx, containerName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Failed to get the address of container [%s] on host [%s]: %v", containerName, cli.DaemonHost(), err)
+		}
+		dindIPAddress := dindContainer.NetworkSettings.IPAddress
+
+		return dindIPAddress, nil
 	}
+	dindContainer, err := cli.ContainerInspect(ctx, containerName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Failed to get the address of container [%s] on host [%s]: %v", containerName, cli.DaemonHost(), err)
+	}
+	dindIPAddress := dindContainer.NetworkSettings.IPAddress
 	logrus.Infof("[%s] container [%s] is already running on host[%s]", DINDPlane, containerName, cli.DaemonHost())
-	return nil
+	return dindIPAddress, nil
 }
 
 func RmoveDindContainer(ctx context.Context, dindAddress string) error {
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ func RmoveDindContainer(ctx context.Context, dindAddress string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	containerName := DINDContainerPrefix + dindAddress
+	containerName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", DINDContainerPrefix, dindAddress)
 	logrus.Infof("[%s] Removing dind container [%s] on host [%s]", DINDPlane, containerName, cli.DaemonHost())
 	_, err = cli.ContainerInspect(ctx, containerName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -104,43 +106,3 @@ func RmoveDindContainer(ctx context.Context, dindAddress string) error {
 	logrus.Infof("[%s] Successfully Removed dind container [%s] on host [%s]", DINDPlane, containerName, cli.DaemonHost())
 	return nil
 }
-
-func CreateDindNetwork(ctx context.Context, dindSubnet string) error {
-	cli, err := client.NewEnvClient()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	networkList, err := cli.NetworkList(ctx, types.NetworkListOptions{})
-	for _, net := range networkList {
-		if DINDNetwork == net.Name {
-			subnetFound := false
-			for _, netConfig := range net.IPAM.Config {
-				if netConfig.Subnet == dindSubnet {
-					subnetFound = true
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			if !subnetFound {
-				return fmt.Errorf("dind network [%s] exist but has different subnet than specified", DINDNetwork)
-			}
-			logrus.Infof("[%s] dind network [%s] with subnet [%s] already created", DINDPlane, DINDNetwork, dindSubnet)
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-	logrus.Infof("[%s] creating dind network [%s] with subnet [%s]", DINDPlane, DINDNetwork, dindSubnet)
-	_, err = cli.NetworkCreate(ctx, DINDNetwork, types.NetworkCreate{
-		Driver: "bridge",
-		IPAM: &network.IPAM{
-			Config: []network.IPAMConfig{
-				network.IPAMConfig{
-					Subnet: dindSubnet,
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	logrus.Infof("[%s] Successfully Created dind network [%s] with subnet [%s]", DINDPlane, DINDNetwork, dindSubnet)
-	return nil
-}