diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
index 2afd0b8d2..d72957a1b 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 - name: Stop if ip var does not match local ips
   assert:
-    that: (ip in ansible_facts['all_ipv4_addresses']) or (ip in ansible_facts['all_ipv6_addresses'])
+    that: ip | ansible.utils.ipaddr in (ansible_facts['all_ipv4_addresses'] + ansible_facts['all_ipv6_addresses'])
     msg: "IPv4: '{{ ansible_facts['all_ipv4_addresses'] }}' and IPv6: '{{ ansible_facts['all_ipv6_addresses'] }}' do not contain '{{ ip }}'"
   when:
     - not ignore_assert_errors