diff --git a/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxmeshingresses.yaml b/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxmeshingresses.yaml
index 4ed7eddd..fcdb22ba 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxmeshingresses.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxmeshingresses.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ spec:
               deployment_name:
                 description: Name of the AWX deployment to create the Mesh Ingress for.
                 type: string
+              external_hostname:
+                description: External hostname to use for the Mesh Ingress.
+                type: string
+              external_ipaddress:
+                description: External IP address to use for the Mesh Ingress.
+                type: string
           status:
             description: Status defines the observed state of AWXMeshIngress
             type: object
diff --git a/roles/mesh_ingress/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mesh_ingress/tasks/main.yml
index 5310c551..43b3e532 100644
--- a/roles/mesh_ingress/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mesh_ingress/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: Import common role
+  import_role:
+    name: common
+
+- name: Debug is_openshift
+  debug:
+    msg: "is_openshift={{ is_openshift }}"
+
 - name: Check for presence of AWX instance that we will use to create the Mesh Ingress for.
   k8s_info:
     api_version: awx.ansible.com/v1beta1
@@ -37,12 +45,14 @@
     wait: yes
     wait_timeout: "120"
   register: route
+  when: is_openshift | bool
 
 # TODO: need to wait until the route is ready before we can get the hostname
 
 - name: Set external_hostname
   set_fact:
     external_hostname: "{{ route.result.status.ingress[0].host }}"
+  when: is_openshift | bool
 
 - name: Create other resources
   k8s:
@@ -81,12 +91,27 @@
   set_fact:
     awx_task_pod_name: "{{ awx_task_pod['metadata']['name'] | default('') }}"
 
-## TODO: awx-manage provision_instance does not currently support peer from control nodes
-## !!!dependent on API/CLI changes!!!
-# - name: Add new instance to AWX
-#   k8s_exec:
-#     namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-#     pod: "{{ awx_task_pod_name }}"
-#     container: "{{ deployment_name }}-task"
-#     command: awx-manage provision_instance ...
-#   register: result
+# TODO: awx-manage provision_instance does not currently support peer from control nodes
+# !!!dependent on API/CLI changes!!!
+- name: Add new instance to AWX
+  kubernetes.core.k8s_exec:
+    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+    pod: "{{ awx_task_pod_name }}"
+    container: "{{ deployment_name }}-task"
+    command: "awx-manage provision_instance --hostname {{ ansible_operator_meta.name }} --node_type hop --listener_port 6667 --peers_from_control_nodes"
+  register: result
+
+- name: Add internal receptor address
+  kubernetes.core.k8s_exec:
+    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+    pod: "{{ awx_task_pod_name }}"
+    container: "{{ deployment_name }}-task"
+    command: "awx-manage add_receptor_address --hostname {{ ansible_operator_meta.name  }} --address {{ ansible_operator_meta.name }} --port 27199 --protocol ws --is_internal"
+
+
+- name: Add external receptor address
+  kubernetes.core.k8s_exec:
+    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+    pod: "{{ awx_task_pod_name }}"
+    container: "{{ deployment_name }}-task"
+    command: "awx-manage add_receptor_address --hostname {{ ansible_operator_meta.name }} --address {{ external_hostname }} --protocol ws"
diff --git a/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/receptor_conf.configmap.yml.j2 b/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/receptor_conf.configmap.yml.j2
index a442cb79..c528922a 100644
--- a/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/receptor_conf.configmap.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/receptor_conf.configmap.yml.j2
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ metadata:
 data:
   receptor_conf: |
     ---
-    - node: 
+    - node:
         id: {{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}
     - log-level: debug
+    - control-service:
+        service: control
     - ws-listener:
         port: 27199
         tls: tlsserver
diff --git a/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/statefulset.yml.j2 b/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/statefulset.yml.j2
index 6c0f99ef..98bf02bc 100644
--- a/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/statefulset.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/mesh_ingress/templates/statefulset.yml.j2
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ spec:
         - |
           internal_hostname={{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}
           external_hostname={{ external_hostname }}
-          receptor --cert-makereq bits=2048 commonname=$internal_hostname dnsname=$internal_hostname dnsname=$external_hostname nodeid=$internal_hostname outreq=/etc/receptor/tls/receptor.req outkey=/etc/receptor/tls/receptor.key
+          external_ipaddress={{ external_ipaddress }}
+          receptor --cert-makereq bits=2048 commonname=$internal_hostname dnsname=$internal_hostname dnsname=$external_hostname nodeid=$internal_hostname ipaddress=$external_ipaddress outreq=/etc/receptor/tls/receptor.req outkey=/etc/receptor/tls/receptor.key
           receptor --cert-signreq req=/etc/receptor/tls/receptor.req cacert=/etc/receptor/tls/ca/mesh-CA.crt cakey=/etc/receptor/tls/ca/mesh-CA.key outcert=/etc/receptor/tls/receptor.crt verify=yes
           exec receptor --config /etc/receptor/receptor.conf
         image: '{{ _control_plane_ee_image }}'