diff --git a/cluster/gce/util.sh b/cluster/gce/util.sh
index 93f6995d40..5602fd63bd 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/util.sh
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ function create-static-ip() {
       break
     fi
 
-    if cloud compute addresses describe "$1" \
+    if gcloud compute addresses describe "$1" \
       --project "${PROJECT}" \
       --region "${REGION}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       # it exists - postcondition satisfied