diff --git a/tools/burnin b/tools/burnin
index d7c06795807df86212193c5bb12b0e68bd0a028f..440c2fbc70f84b3c4129de5abbd6c6c91edc45b9 100755
--- a/tools/burnin
+++ b/tools/burnin
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ def BurninCluster(opts, args):
                                     os_type=opts.os, pnode=pnode,
                                     snode=snode, vcpus=1,
                                     start=True,
+                                    ip_check=True,
                                     wait_for_sync=True)
       Feedback("- Add instance %s on node %s" % (instance_name, pnode))
       result = proc.ExecOpCode(op, Feedback)