diff --git a/.env b/.env.example
similarity index 85%
rename from .env
rename to .env.example
index 8f44dc7..b6b19a2 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ CLEAN_CONTAINERS=false
 SYSTEM_PRUNE=false
 WEBAPP_IMAGE_PRUNE=true
 CHECK_INTERVAL=5
-FQDN_POLICY="allow"
\ No newline at end of file
+FQDN_POLICY="allow"
+DEPLOYMENT_IP="k8s.cluster.ip.address"
diff --git a/scripts/run.sh b/scripts/run.sh
index f05b009..2de8f82 100755
--- a/scripts/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/run.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ if [ -z "$DEPLOYMENT_RECORD_NAMESPACE" ]; then
   exit 2
 fi
 
+if [ "$FQDN_POLICY" = "allow" ] && [ -z "$DEPLOYMENT_IP" ]; then
+  echo "DEPLOYMENT_IP is required with 'allow' FQDN_POLICY"
+  exit 2
+fi
+
 if [ -z "$IMAGE_REGISTRY" ]; then
   echo "IMAGE_REGISTRY is required."
   exit 2
@@ -160,6 +165,7 @@ while true; do
     --include-tags "$INCLUDE_TAGS" \
     --exclude-tags "$EXCLUDE_TAGS" \
     --fqdn-policy "${FQDN_POLICY:-prohibit}" \
+    --ip "${DEPLOYMENT_IP}" \
     --lrn "$LRN" \
     --min-required-payment ${MIN_REQUIRED_PAYMENT:-0} \
     --config-upload-dir "$UPLOAD_DIRECTORY" \