diff --git a/salt/hive/init.sls b/salt/hive/init.sls
index 33e398887..9bdb2c35d 100644
--- a/salt/hive/init.sls
+++ b/salt/hive/init.sls
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{% set MASTERIP = salt['pillar.get']('master:mainip', '') %}
 hiveconfdir:
   file.directory:
     - name: /opt/so/conf/hive/etc