diff --git a/conduit-backend/backend-service.yaml b/conduit-backend/backend-service.yaml
index 45feb841e824b8bd767e0e7f3e630f8eaeb04b80..c25c17b0cde19c90826edd4b96fa1ffa9af87713 100644
--- a/conduit-backend/backend-service.yaml
+++ b/conduit-backend/backend-service.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   type: LoadBalancer
+
+  clusterIP: 10.152.183.51
+
   ports:
     - nodePort: 30000
       port: 80