diff --git a/coordinator/core/core.go b/coordinator/core/core.go
index 405c1fca4..299bb18f2 100644
--- a/coordinator/core/core.go
+++ b/coordinator/core/core.go
@@ -225,13 +225,14 @@ func (c *Core) Initialize() (nodeActivated bool, err error) {
 }
 
 // PersistNodeState persists node state to disk.
-func (c *Core) PersistNodeState(role role.Role, ownerID []byte, clusterID []byte) error {
+func (c *Core) PersistNodeState(role role.Role, vpnIP string, ownerID []byte, clusterID []byte) error {
 	vpnPrivKey, err := c.vpn.GetPrivateKey()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve VPN private key: %w", err)
 	}
 	nodeState := nodestate.NodeState{
 		Role:       role,
+		VPNIP:      vpnIP,
 		VPNPrivKey: vpnPrivKey,
 		OwnerID:    ownerID,
 		ClusterID:  clusterID,
diff --git a/coordinator/core/core_test.go b/coordinator/core/core_test.go
index 001ef587c..de900776a 100644
--- a/coordinator/core/core_test.go
+++ b/coordinator/core/core_test.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func TestPersistNodeState(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			core, err := NewCore(tc.vpn, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, zaptest.NewLogger(t), nil, nil, fileHandler)
 			require.NoError(err)
-			err = core.PersistNodeState(role.Coordinator, []byte("owner-id"), []byte("cluster-id"))
+			err = core.PersistNodeState(role.Coordinator, "192.0.2.1", []byte("owner-id"), []byte("cluster-id"))
 			if tc.wantErr {
 				assert.Error(err)
 				return
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ func TestPersistNodeState(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.NoError(err)
 			assert.Equal(nodestate.NodeState{
 				Role:       role.Coordinator,
+				VPNIP:      "192.0.2.1",
 				VPNPrivKey: []byte("private-key"),
 				OwnerID:    []byte("owner-id"),
 				ClusterID:  []byte("cluster-id"),
diff --git a/coordinator/nodestate/nodestate.go b/coordinator/nodestate/nodestate.go
index 30d5532de..5ee224696 100644
--- a/coordinator/nodestate/nodestate.go
+++ b/coordinator/nodestate/nodestate.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const nodeStatePath = "/run/state/constellation/node_state.json"
 // Can be persisted to disk and reloaded later.
 type NodeState struct {
 	Role       role.Role
+	VPNIP      string
 	VPNPrivKey []byte
 	OwnerID    []byte
 	ClusterID  []byte
diff --git a/coordinator/nodestate/nodestate_test.go b/coordinator/nodestate/nodestate_test.go
index 53e11e977..dd9c2acfd 100644
--- a/coordinator/nodestate/nodestate_test.go
+++ b/coordinator/nodestate/nodestate_test.go
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ func TestFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr      bool
 	}{
 		"nodestate exists": {
-			fileContents: `{	"Role": "Coordinator",	"VPNPrivKey": "dGVzdA==", "OwnerID": "T3duZXJJRA==", "ClusterID": "Q2x1c3RlcklE"	}`,
+			fileContents: `{	"Role": "Coordinator", "VPNIP": "192.0.2.1", "VPNPrivKey": "dGVzdA==", "OwnerID": "T3duZXJJRA==", "ClusterID": "Q2x1c3RlcklE"	}`,
 			wantState: &NodeState{
 				Role:       role.Coordinator,
+				VPNIP:      "192.0.2.1",
 				VPNPrivKey: []byte("test"),
 				OwnerID:    []byte("OwnerID"),
 				ClusterID:  []byte("ClusterID"),
@@ -63,12 +64,14 @@ func TestToFile(t *testing.T) {
 		"writing works": {
 			state: &NodeState{
 				Role:       role.Coordinator,
+				VPNIP:      "192.0.2.1",
 				VPNPrivKey: []byte("test"),
 				OwnerID:    []byte("OwnerID"),
 				ClusterID:  []byte("ClusterID"),
 			},
 			wantFile: `{
 	"Role": "Coordinator",
+	"VPNIP": "192.0.2.1",
 	"VPNPrivKey": "dGVzdA==",
 	"OwnerID": "T3duZXJJRA==",
 	"ClusterID": "Q2x1c3RlcklE"
diff --git a/coordinator/pubapi/coord.go b/coordinator/pubapi/coord.go
index 9ba88eefe..78aa371de 100644
--- a/coordinator/pubapi/coord.go
+++ b/coordinator/pubapi/coord.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (a *API) ActivateAsCoordinator(in *pubproto.ActivateAsCoordinatorRequest, s
 		return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "node initialization: %v", err)
 	}
 	// persist node state on disk
-	if err := a.core.PersistNodeState(role.Coordinator, ownerID, clusterID); err != nil {
+	if err := a.core.PersistNodeState(role.Coordinator, coordPeer.VPNIP, ownerID, clusterID); err != nil {
 		return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "persist node state: %v", err)
 	}
 	diskUUID, err := a.core.GetDiskUUID()
diff --git a/coordinator/pubapi/core.go b/coordinator/pubapi/core.go
index 1994045f3..2f023e4ec 100644
--- a/coordinator/pubapi/core.go
+++ b/coordinator/pubapi/core.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type Core interface {
 	GetNextCoordinatorIP() (string, error)
 	SwitchToPersistentStore() error
 	GetIDs(masterSecret []byte) (ownerID []byte, clusterID []byte, err error)
-	PersistNodeState(role role.Role, ownerID []byte, clusterID []byte) error
+	PersistNodeState(role role.Role, vpnIP string, ownerID []byte, clusterID []byte) error
 	SetUpKMS(ctx context.Context, storageURI, kmsURI, kekID string, useExisting bool) error
 	GetKMSInfo() (kms.KMSInformation, error)
 	GetDataKey(ctx context.Context, keyID string, length int) ([]byte, error)
diff --git a/coordinator/pubapi/core_test.go b/coordinator/pubapi/core_test.go
index ece9b392c..334556425 100644
--- a/coordinator/pubapi/core_test.go
+++ b/coordinator/pubapi/core_test.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (c *fakeCore) JoinCluster(args *kubeadm.BootstrapTokenDiscovery, _ string,
 	return c.joinClusterErr
 }
 
-func (c *fakeCore) PersistNodeState(role role.Role, ownerID []byte, clusterID []byte) error {
+func (c *fakeCore) PersistNodeState(role role.Role, vpnIP string, ownerID []byte, clusterID []byte) error {
 	c.persistNodeStateRoles = append(c.persistNodeStateRoles, role)
 	return c.persistNodeStateErr
 }
diff --git a/coordinator/pubapi/multicoord.go b/coordinator/pubapi/multicoord.go
index 0a7398cf8..5951315d0 100644
--- a/coordinator/pubapi/multicoord.go
+++ b/coordinator/pubapi/multicoord.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (a *API) ActivateAsAdditionalCoordinator(ctx context.Context, in *pubproto.
 	}
 
 	// persist node state on disk
-	if err := a.core.PersistNodeState(role.Coordinator, in.OwnerId, in.ClusterId); err != nil {
+	if err := a.core.PersistNodeState(role.Coordinator, in.AssignedVpnIp, in.OwnerId, in.ClusterId); err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "persist node state: %v", err)
 	}
 	diskUUID, err := a.core.GetDiskUUID()
diff --git a/coordinator/pubapi/node.go b/coordinator/pubapi/node.go
index 5076c2e6f..a51fb26df 100644
--- a/coordinator/pubapi/node.go
+++ b/coordinator/pubapi/node.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (a *API) ActivateAsNode(stream pubproto.API_ActivateAsNodeServer) (reterr e
 	}
 
 	// persist node state on disk
-	if err := a.core.PersistNodeState(role.Node, in.OwnerId, in.ClusterId); err != nil {
+	if err := a.core.PersistNodeState(role.Node, in.NodeVpnIp, in.OwnerId, in.ClusterId); err != nil {
 		return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "persist node state: %v", err)
 	}