diff --git a/controllers/k6_start.go b/controllers/k6_start.go
index 13a0b7f9..9308cffb 100644
--- a/controllers/k6_start.go
+++ b/controllers/k6_start.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func isServiceReady(log logr.Logger, service *v1.Service) bool {
-	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%v.%v.svc.cluster.local:6565/v1/status", service.ObjectMeta.Name, service.ObjectMeta.Namespace))
+	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%v:6565/v1/status", service.Spec.ClusterIP))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("failed to get status from %v", service.ObjectMeta.Name))
diff --git a/controllers/k6_stopped_jobs.go b/controllers/k6_stopped_jobs.go
index da9d73ce..d010e0a1 100644
--- a/controllers/k6_stopped_jobs.go
+++ b/controllers/k6_stopped_jobs.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func isJobRunning(log logr.Logger, service *v1.Service) bool {
-	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%v.%v.svc.cluster.local:6565/v1/status", service.ObjectMeta.Name, service.ObjectMeta.Namespace))
+	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%v:6565/v1/status", service.Spec.ClusterIP))
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}