diff --git a/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd-events_member.yml b/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd-events_member.yml
index e66ddf4bf..d5df065f9 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd-events_member.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd-events_member.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   when: target_node == inventory_hostname
 
 - name: Join Member | Ensure member is in etcd-events cluster
-  shell: "{{ bin_dir }}/etcdctl --no-sync --endpoints={{ etcd_events_access_addresses }} member list | grep -q {{ etcd_events_access_addresses }}"
+  shell: "{{ bin_dir }}/etcdctl --no-sync --endpoints={{ etcd_events_access_addresses }} member list | grep -q {{ etcd_events_access_address }}"
   register: etcd_events_member_in_cluster
   changed_when: false
   check_mode: no
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index 2394ec4b7..347150850 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ etcd_events_cluster_enabled: false
 is_etcd_master: "{{ inventory_hostname in groups['etcd'] }}"
 etcd_address: "{{ ip | default(ansible_default_ipv4['address']) }}"
 etcd_access_address: "{{ access_ip | default(etcd_address) }}"
+etcd_events_access_address: "{{ access_ip | default(etcd_address) }}"
 etcd_peer_url: "https://{{ etcd_access_address }}:2380"
 etcd_client_url: "https://{{ etcd_access_address }}:2379"
 etcd_events_peer_url: "https://{{ etcd_access_address }}:2382"