diff --git a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/test_overcloud_export.py b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/test_overcloud_export.py
index 37c323ac5..7c5f03fac 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/test_overcloud_export.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/test_overcloud_export.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class TestOvercloudExport(utils.TestCommand):
             False,
             path)
         self.assertEqual(
-            {'parameter_defaults': {'key': 'value',
+            {'parameter_defaults': {'AddVipsToEtcHosts': False,
+                                    'key': 'value',
                                     'key0': 'value0'}},
             mock_safe_dump.call_args[0][0])
 
diff --git a/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_export.py b/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_export.py
index c3a6d5c86..0ffdac514 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_export.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_export.py
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ class ExportOvercloud(command.Command):
                                        not parsed_args.no_password_excludes)
         data.update(export.export_stack(
             clients.orchestration, stack, False, config_download_dir))
+        # do not add extra host entries for VIPs for stacks deployed off that
+        # exported data, since it already contains those entries
+        data.update({'AddVipsToEtcHosts': False})
         data = dict(parameter_defaults=data)
 
         # write the exported data