diff --git a/roles/dnsmasq/templates/01-kube-dns.conf.j2 b/roles/dnsmasq/templates/01-kube-dns.conf.j2
index aed68a6fe..4d73eebdb 100644
--- a/roles/dnsmasq/templates/01-kube-dns.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/dnsmasq/templates/01-kube-dns.conf.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ server=/{{ dns_domain }}/{{ skydns_server }}
 {% for srv in upstream_dns_servers %}
 server={{ srv }}
 {% endfor %}
-{% elif cloud_provider == "gce" %}
+{% elif cloud_provider is defined and cloud_provider == "gce" %}
 server=169.254.169.254
 {% else %}
  server=8.8.8.8