diff --git a/test/integration/component/test_lb_secondary_ip.py b/test/integration/component/test_lb_secondary_ip.py
index c76ab2cb757..ecf0985b6fc 100644
--- a/test/integration/component/test_lb_secondary_ip.py
+++ b/test/integration/component/test_lb_secondary_ip.py
@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@ class TestExternalLoadBalancer(cloudstackTestCase):
                               self.virtual_machine.password
                               )
         cmd = "ip addr add {0}/24 broadcast {0} dev eth0".format(
-            self.secondaryip.ipaddress)
+            secondaryip.ipaddress)
         sshClient.execute(cmd)
         sshClient.execute("ip addr show")