diff --git a/playbooks/baremetal-full-freeipa.yml b/playbooks/baremetal-full-freeipa.yml
index d2e59437a..56933adbd 100644
--- a/playbooks/baremetal-full-freeipa.yml
+++ b/playbooks/baremetal-full-freeipa.yml
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@
         freeipa_internal_ip: "{{ supplemental_node_ip }}"
         cacheable: true
 
-    - name: set the undercloud_undercloud_nameservers
-      set_fact:
-        undercloud_undercloud_nameservers: ["{{ freeipa_internal_ip }}"]
-        cacheable: true
-
-    - name: set the overcloud_dns_servers
-      set_fact:
-        overcloud_dns_servers: ["{{ freeipa_internal_ip }}"]
-        cacheable: true
-
 - name: Deploy the FreeIPA server
   hosts: supplemental
   gather_facts: true
@@ -44,5 +34,13 @@
       vars:
         repo_setup_dir: /home/{{ supplemental_user|default('centos') }}
 
+    - name: Set eth2 public IP address
+      shell: |
+        ip a add dev eth2 {{ supplemental_node_ip }}/24;
+        ip l set eth2 up;
+        ip link set dev eth2 mtu 1450;
+        ping 10.0.0.1 -c 4 -q;
+      become: true
+
     - include_role:
         name: freeipa-setup
diff --git a/playbooks/prepare-slave.yml b/playbooks/prepare-slave.yml
index 74568627e..640b948fb 100644
--- a/playbooks/prepare-slave.yml
+++ b/playbooks/prepare-slave.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
             - type: interface
               name: eth2
               use_dhcp: false
+              mtu: 1450
               addresses:
                 - ip_netmask: 10.0.0.1/24
                 - ip_netmask: 2001:db8:fd00:1000::1/64