diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
index e90008c68..69a89ab4b 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ kube_vip_bgp_routerid:
 kube_vip_local_as: 65000
 kube_vip_bgp_peeraddress:
 kube_vip_bgp_peerpass:
-kube_vip_bgp_peeras:
+kube_vip_bgp_peeras: 65000
 kube_vip_bgppeers:
 kube_vip_address:
 
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/manifests/kube-vip.manifest.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/manifests/kube-vip.manifest.j2
index d6789b156..2ca073f52 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/manifests/kube-vip.manifest.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/manifests/kube-vip.manifest.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
     - name: vip_arp
       value: {{ kube_vip_arp_enabled | string | to_json }}
     - name: port
-      value: "6443"
+      value: {{ kube_apiserver_port | string | to_json }}
 {% if kube_vip_interface %}
     - name: vip_interface
       value: {{ kube_vip_interface | string | to_json }}
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ spec:
     - name: bgp_peerpass
       value: {{ kube_vip_bgp_peerpass | to_json }}
     - name: bgp_peeras
-      value: {{ kube_vip_bgp_peeras | to_json }}
+      value: {{ kube_vip_bgp_peeras | string | to_json }}
 {% if kube_vip_bgppeers %}
     - name: bgp_peers
-      value: {{ kube_vip_bgp_peeras | join(',')  | to_json }}
+      value: {{ kube_vip_bgppeers | join(',')  | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
     - name: address