diff --git a/util/config/provider/k8sprovider.py b/util/config/provider/k8sprovider.py
index 7fac1b179..78702b9c1 100644
--- a/util/config/provider/k8sprovider.py
+++ b/util/config/provider/k8sprovider.py
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ from util.config.provider.fileprovider import FileConfigProvider
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-KUBERNETES_API_HOST = 'kubernetes.default.svc.cluster.local'
+KUBERNETES_API_HOST = os.environ.get('KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST', '')
+port = os.environ.get('KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT')
+if port:
+  KUBERNETES_API_HOST += ':' + port
 
 SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN_PATH = '/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token'