diff --git a/ctrl-add-ext-template.sh b/ctrl-add-ext-template.sh
index c8e7d25..6cbf565 100755
--- a/ctrl-add-ext-template.sh
+++ b/ctrl-add-ext-template.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/bash
-controller="localhost onos9vpc onos10vpc onos11vpc"
+controller="onos9vpc onos10vpc onos11vpc"
 me=`hostname`
 controller=`echo $controller | sed "s/$me//g"`
 switches=`ifconfig -a | grep sw |grep -v eth | awk '{print $1}'`
diff --git a/ctrl-local.sh b/ctrl-local.sh
index 79b421b..023a9db 100755
--- a/ctrl-local.sh
+++ b/ctrl-local.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/bash
-controller="localhost"
+controller=`hostname`
 switches=`ifconfig -a | grep sw |grep -v eth | awk '{print $1}'`
 
 function host2ip (){