diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index aedeffe52a52bbe4421d4ebd23fbb9f320458212..fab0b9b43180bde7025319a432c90d618d3b9d92 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ deploy_ood_node:
         cmd+=" --security-group $security_group"
       done
       cmd+=" --user-data user_data.txt"
+      cmd+=" --nic net-id=$INTERNAL_NETWORK,v4-fixed-ip=$INTERNAL_IP"
       if [ -n "$INSTANCE_NETWORK" ];then cmd+=" --network $INSTANCE_NETWORK"; fi
-      if [ -n "$OOD_PORT" ];then cmd+=" --port $OOD_PORT"; fi
       cmd+=" --wait $OOD_INSTANCE_NAME"
     - export OOD_INSTANCE_ID=$(bash -c "$cmd")
     - |