diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-base/library/make_nodepool_zk_hosts.py b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-base/library/make_nodepool_zk_hosts.py
index 2919c98521..a65fc6832d 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-base/library/make_nodepool_zk_hosts.py
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-base/library/make_nodepool_zk_hosts.py
@@ -29,8 +29,15 @@ def main():
     zk_hosts = []
     try:
         for host in p['zk_group']:
+            # Prefer public_v6 if set, otherwise ansible_host
+            addr = None
+            if 'public_v6' in p['hostvars'][host]:
+                addr = p['hostvars'][host]['public_v6']
+            if not addr:
+                addr = p['hostvars'][host]['ansible_host']
+
             zk_hosts.append(dict(
-                host=p['hostvars'][host]['ansible_host'],
+                host=addr,
                 port=2281
             ))
         module.exit_json(hosts=zk_hosts, changed=True)