diff --git a/drivers/softlayer/driver.go b/drivers/softlayer/driver.go
index cd29ef067c..a81c701a3b 100644
--- a/drivers/softlayer/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/softlayer/driver.go
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ func (d *Driver) getIp() (string, error) {
 		// not a perfect regex, but should be just fine for our needs
 		exp := regexp.MustCompile(`\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}`)
 		if exp.MatchString(ip) {
+			d.IPAddress = ip
 			return ip, nil
 		}
 		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)