diff --git a/contrib/terraform/openstack/kubespray.tf b/contrib/terraform/openstack/kubespray.tf
index 90aad989c..7628996cc 100644
--- a/contrib/terraform/openstack/kubespray.tf
+++ b/contrib/terraform/openstack/kubespray.tf
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ module "ips" {
   router_id                     = module.network.router_id
   k8s_nodes                     = var.k8s_nodes
   k8s_master_fips               = var.k8s_master_fips
+  router_internal_port_id       = module.network.router_internal_port_id
 }
 
 module "compute" {
diff --git a/contrib/terraform/openstack/modules/ips/main.tf b/contrib/terraform/openstack/modules/ips/main.tf
index 9f98df7a5..c7fcf700c 100644
--- a/contrib/terraform/openstack/modules/ips/main.tf
+++ b/contrib/terraform/openstack/modules/ips/main.tf
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ resource "null_resource" "dummy_dependency" {
   triggers = {
     dependency_id = var.router_id
   }
+  depends_on = [
+    var.router_internal_port_id
+  ]
 }
 
 # If user specifies pre-existing IPs to use in k8s_master_fips, do not create new ones.
diff --git a/contrib/terraform/openstack/modules/ips/variables.tf b/contrib/terraform/openstack/modules/ips/variables.tf
index d1fb9c5b3..c5fd6b7f4 100644
--- a/contrib/terraform/openstack/modules/ips/variables.tf
+++ b/contrib/terraform/openstack/modules/ips/variables.tf
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ variable "router_id" {
 variable "k8s_nodes" {}
 
 variable "k8s_master_fips" {}
+
+variable "router_internal_port_id" {}
diff --git a/contrib/terraform/openstack/variables.tf b/contrib/terraform/openstack/variables.tf
index 5b49b2942..48b2ea88d 100644
--- a/contrib/terraform/openstack/variables.tf
+++ b/contrib/terraform/openstack/variables.tf
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ variable "router_id" {
   default     = null
 }
 
+variable "router_internal_port_id" {
+  description = "uuid of the port connection our router to our network"
+  default     = null
+}
+
 variable "k8s_nodes" {
   default = {}
 }