diff --git a/test/integration/component/test_lb_secondary_ip.py b/test/integration/component/test_lb_secondary_ip.py
index 03551ab5851..e1d885d62ef 100644
--- a/test/integration/component/test_lb_secondary_ip.py
+++ b/test/integration/component/test_lb_secondary_ip.py
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ class TestExternalLoadBalancer(cloudstackTestCase):
         defaultEthernetDevice = str(response[2].split()[0])
 
         cmd = "ip addr add {0}/24 broadcast {0} dev {1}".format(
-            self.secondaryip.ipaddress, defaultEthernetDevice)
+            secondaryip.ipaddress, defaultEthernetDevice)
         sshClient.execute(cmd)
         sshClient.execute("ip addr show")