diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index efcc4723d..617591d6f 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ apiserver_loadbalancer_domain_name: "lb-apiserver.kubernetes.local"
 kube_apiserver_global_endpoint: |-
   {% if loadbalancer_apiserver is defined -%}
       https://{{ apiserver_loadbalancer_domain_name }}:{{ loadbalancer_apiserver.port|default(kube_apiserver_port) }}
-  {%- elif use_localhost_as_kubeapi_loadbalancer is defined -%}
+  {%- elif use_localhost_as_kubeapi_loadbalancer|default(False)|bool -%}
       https://127.0.0.1:{{ kube_apiserver_port }}
   {%- else -%}
       https://{{ first_kube_master }}:{{ kube_apiserver_port }}