diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2 b/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2
index aa06d067e5..8ea2d502a5 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hosts/cloud-hosts.cfg.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ define host {
 {% if hostvars[host].eth0_ip is defined %}
    address                 {{ hostvars[host].eth0_ip }}
 {% elif hostvars[host].ansible_default_ipv4 is defined %}
-{% if hostvars[host].ansible_default_ipv4.address is defined %}
+{% if hostvars[host].ansible_default_ipv4.address is defined and not in groups['cloud'] %}
    address                 {{ hostvars[host].ansible_default_ipv4.address }}
 {% endif %}
 {% else %}