diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/tasks/fallback_ips.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/tasks/fallback_ips.yml
index 9aa0ea22314..26b94474618 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/tasks/fallback_ips.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/tasks/fallback_ips.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   when: hostvars[item].ansible_default_ipv4 is not defined
   loop: "{{ (groups['k8s_cluster'] | default([]) + groups['etcd'] | default([]) + groups['calico_rr'] | default([])) | unique }}"
   run_once: yes
+  ignore_unreachable: true
   tags: always
 
 - name: Create fallback_ips_base