diff --git a/installers/full_install_osm.sh b/installers/full_install_osm.sh
index e75f290..ba692c1 100755
--- a/installers/full_install_osm.sh
+++ b/installers/full_install_osm.sh
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
         $OSM_DEVOPS/installers/install_cluster_addons.sh ${K8SCLUSTER_ADDONS_INSTALL_OPTS} || \
         FATAL_TRACK k8scluster "install_cluster_addons.sh failed for kubeadm cluster"
     elif [ "${K8S_CLUSTER_ENGINE}" == "k3s" ]; then
-        K3S_INSTALL_OPTS="-D ${OSM_DEVOPS} ${DEBUG_INSTALL}"
+        K3S_INSTALL_OPTS="-i ${OSM_DEFAULT_IP} -D ${OSM_DEVOPS} ${DEBUG_INSTALL}"
         # The K3s installation script will automatically take the HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY and NO_PROXY,
         # as well as the CONTAINERD_HTTP_PROXY, CONTAINERD_HTTPS_PROXY and CONTAINERD_NO_PROXY variables
         # from the shell, if they are present, and write them to the environment file of k3s systemd service,
diff --git a/installers/install_k3s_cluster.sh b/installers/install_k3s_cluster.sh
index aa5d6f7..68f1b2b 100755
--- a/installers/install_k3s_cluster.sh
+++ b/installers/install_k3s_cluster.sh
@@ -120,14 +120,16 @@
     [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG end of function
 }
 
-# Retrieves and saves the credentials
-function save_credentials() {
+# Initializes kubeconfig file
+function save_kubeconfig() {
     [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG beginning of function
     KUBEDIR="${HOME}/.kube"
     KUBEFILE="$KUBEDIR/config"
     mkdir -p "${KUBEDIR}"
-    sudo cp /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml "${KUBEFILE}"
+    K3S_KUBECONFIG="/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml"
+    sudo cp "${K3S_KUBECONFIG}" "${KUBEFILE}"
     sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) "${KUBEFILE}"
+    sed -i "s#server: https://127.0.0.1#server: https://${DEFAULT_IP}#g" "${KUBEFILE}"
     chmod 700 "${KUBEFILE}"
     echo
     echo "Credentials saved at ${KUBEFILE}"
@@ -136,8 +138,15 @@
 }
 
 # main
-while getopts ":D:-: " o; do
+DEFAULT_IP="127.0.0.1"
+OSM_DEVOPS="/usr/share/osm-devops"
+DEBUG_INSTALL=""
+
+while getopts ":D:i:-: " o; do
     case "${o}" in
+        i)
+            DEFAULT_IP="${OPTARG}"
+            ;;
         D)
             OSM_DEVOPS="${OPTARG}"
             ;;
@@ -163,8 +172,9 @@
 source $OSM_DEVOPS/common/logging
 source $OSM_DEVOPS/common/track
 
-echo "DEBUG_INSTALL=$DEBUG_INSTALL"
-echo "OSM_DEVOPS=$OSM_DEVOPS"
+echo "DEBUG_INSTALL=${DEBUG_INSTALL}"
+echo "DEFAULT_IP=${DEFAULT_IP}"
+echo "OSM_DEVOPS=${OSM_DEVOPS}"
 echo "HOME=$HOME"
 
 install_k3s
@@ -174,5 +184,5 @@
 # update_service_nodeport_range
 # check_for_readiness
 # track k8scluster k3s_update_nodeport_range_ok
-save_credentials
+save_kubeconfig
 track k8scluster k3s_creds_ok
diff --git a/installers/install_kubeadm_cluster.sh b/installers/install_kubeadm_cluster.sh
index c607245..f0f49c2 100755
--- a/installers/install_kubeadm_cluster.sh
+++ b/installers/install_kubeadm_cluster.sh
@@ -60,13 +60,19 @@
 }
 
 # Initializes kubeconfig file
-function kube_config_dir() {
+function save_kubeconfig() {
     [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG beginning of function
     K8S_MANIFEST_DIR="/etc/kubernetes/manifests"
     [ ! -d $K8S_MANIFEST_DIR ] && FATAL_TRACK k8scluster "Kubernetes folder $K8S_MANIFEST_DIR was not found"
-    mkdir -p $HOME/.kube
-    sudo cp /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf $HOME/.kube/config
-    sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) $HOME/.kube/config
+    KUBEDIR="${HOME}/.kube"
+    KUBEFILE="$KUBEDIR/config"
+    mkdir -p "${KUBEDIR}"
+    KUBEADM_KUBECONFIG="/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf"
+    sudo cp "${KUBEADM_KUBECONFIG}" "${KUBEFILE}"
+    sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) "${KUBEFILE}"
+    echo
+    echo "Credentials saved at ${KUBEFILE}"
+    echo
     [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG end of function
 }
 
@@ -126,11 +132,12 @@
     [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG end of function
 }
 # main
-while getopts ":D:d:i:-: " o; do
+OSM_CLUSTER_WORK_DIR="/etc/osm"
+OSM_DEVOPS="/usr/share/osm-devops"
+DEBUG_INSTALL=""
+
+while getopts ":D:d:-: " o; do
     case "${o}" in
-        i)
-            DEFAULT_IP="${OPTARG}"
-            ;;
         d)
             OSM_CLUSTER_WORK_DIR="${OPTARG}"
             ;;
@@ -173,7 +180,7 @@
 check_and_track_kube_install
 
 init_kubeadm $OSM_CLUSTER_WORK_DIR/kubeadm-config.yaml
-kube_config_dir
+save_kubeconfig
 check_and_track_init_k8s
 
 deploy_cni_provider