diff --git a/qubernetes b/qubernetes
index 10cb853..6216284 100755
--- a/qubernetes
+++ b/qubernetes
@@ -112,31 +112,6 @@ end
 # create the output directory if it doesn't exist
 `mkdir -p out`
 
-sed_string = ""
-sed_string_no_escape = ""
-
-# make all services
-# set the replacement string sed command which is run on the permissioned-nodes.json,
-# as the service host IPs of the nodes are not known until they are deployed, and need
-# to be properly set in the permissioned-nodes.json.
-#PERM_NODE_JSON=$(echo $PERM_NODE_TMPL | sed \"s/%QUORUM_DEPLOYMENT_01_SERVICE_HOST%/$QUORUM_NODE01_SERVICE_HOST/g\" | sed \"s/\\$QUORUM_DEPLOYMENT_02_SERVICE_HOST/$QUORUM_NODE02_SERVICE_HOST/g\");
-@nodes.each do |node|
-  set_node_template_vars(node)
-#  puts ("#{@Node_UserIdent}")
-  k8_service_host_var = ("#{@Node_UserIdent}".upcase + "_SERVICE_HOST").gsub("-", "_")
-  permission_node_host="#{@Node_UserIdent}".upcase + "_SERVICE_HOST"
- # puts (k8_service_host_var)
-  sed_instruction = ' sed \"s/%' + permission_node_host + '%/$' + k8_service_host_var + '/g\"'
-  sed_instruction_no_escape = ' sed "s/%' + permission_node_host + '%/$' + k8_service_host_var + '/g"'
-  sed_string = sed_string + sed_instruction + " | "
-  sed_string_no_escape = sed_string_no_escape + sed_instruction_no_escape + " | "
-end
-
-# used/written inside each generated deployment file.
-@Sed_Set_Node_Service_Host = sed_string[0...-2]
-# used inside cofigMap script
-@Sed_Set_Node_Service_Host_No_Escape = sed_string_no_escape[0...-2]
-
 @base_template_path = "templates/k8s"
 #puts (sed_string)
 
diff --git a/templates/k8s/quorum-deployment.yaml.erb b/templates/k8s/quorum-deployment.yaml.erb
index b7d33ec..c42320a 100644
--- a/templates/k8s/quorum-deployment.yaml.erb
+++ b/templates/k8s/quorum-deployment.yaml.erb
@@ -151,13 +151,10 @@ spec:
            CONFIG_TMPL=$(cat ${DDIR}/tessera-config${TESSERA_CONFIG_TYPE}.json.tmpl);
 
 
-           echo  \"<%= @Sed_Set_Node_Service_Host %>\";
-           CONFIG_WITH_OTHER_HOSTS=$(echo $CONFIG_TMPL | <%= @Sed_Set_Node_Service_Host %>) ;
-           CONFIG_WITH_ALL_HOSTS=$(echo $CONFIG_WITH_OTHER_HOSTS | sed \"s/%THIS_SERVICE_HOST%/$<%= @This_Host %>/g\");
            PRIV_KEY=$(cat $DDIR/tm.key)
            PUB_KEY=$(cat $DDIR/tm.pub)
-           CONFIG_FINAL=$(echo $CONFIG_WITH_ALL_HOSTS | sed \"s-%THIS_PRIV_KEY%-${PRIV_KEY}-g\" |  sed \"s-%THIS_PUB_KEY%-${PUB_KEY}-g\");
-           CONFIG_FINAL_9_0=$(echo $CONFIG_WITH_ALL_HOSTS | sed \"s-%THIS_PRIV_KEY%-${DDIR}/tm.key-g\" |  sed \"s-%THIS_PUB_KEY%-${DDIR}/tm.pub-g\");
+           CONFIG_FINAL=$(echo $CONFIG_TMPL | sed \"s-%THIS_PRIV_KEY%-${PRIV_KEY}-g\" |  sed \"s-%THIS_PUB_KEY%-${PUB_KEY}-g\");
+           CONFIG_FINAL_9_0=$(echo $CONFIG_TMPL | sed \"s-%THIS_PRIV_KEY%-${DDIR}/tm.key-g\" |  sed \"s-%THIS_PUB_KEY%-${DDIR}/tm.pub-g\");
            if [[ \"${Tess_Ver_Second}\" -ge \"9\" ]]; then CONFIG_FINAL=${CONFIG_FINAL_9_0}; fi;
            echo $CONFIG_FINAL >  ${DDIR}/tessera-config-with-hosts.json;
            cat  ${DDIR}/tessera-config-with-hosts.json;
@@ -345,7 +342,7 @@ spec:
           name: quorum-permissioned-config
           items:
           - key: permissioned-nodes.json
-            path: permissioned-nodes.json.tmpl
+            path: permissioned-nodes.json
           - key: permissioned-update.sh
             path: permissioned-update.sh
       - name: genesis-config-persistent-storage
diff --git a/templates/k8s/quorum-shared-config.yaml.erb b/templates/k8s/quorum-shared-config.yaml.erb
index 94f59d9..312aa0b 100644
--- a/templates/k8s/quorum-shared-config.yaml.erb
+++ b/templates/k8s/quorum-shared-config.yaml.erb
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ data:
 
   permissioned-update.sh: |
     #!/bin/bash
-    PERM_NODE_TMPL=$(cat $QHOME/permission-nodes/permissioned-nodes.json.tmpl);
-    PERM_NODE_JSON=$(echo $PERM_NODE_TMPL | <%= @Sed_Set_Node_Service_Host_No_Escape %>);
-    echo $PERM_NODE_JSON >  $QUORUM_DATA_DIR/permissioned-nodes.json;
+    cp $QUORUM_HOME/permission-nodes/permissioned-nodes.json $QUORUM_DATA_DIR/permissioned-nodes.json;
     cp $QUORUM_DATA_DIR/permissioned-nodes.json $QUORUM_DATA_DIR/static-nodes.json;
 
 ---
diff --git a/templates/quorum/permissioned-nodes.json.erb b/templates/quorum/permissioned-nodes.json.erb
index 1728fa9..e6d13c0 100644
--- a/templates/quorum/permissioned-nodes.json.erb
+++ b/templates/quorum/permissioned-nodes.json.erb
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ end
    # The enode value is obtained from that file and set in the permissioned-nodes.json
 -%>
 [
-<%- @nodes.each_with_index do |node, indexNode| -%>
-    <%- set_node_template_vars(node) -%>
-    <%- @Enode_File = @Key_Dir_Base + "/" + @Node_Key_Dir + "/enode" -%>
-    <%- File.readlines(@Enode_File).each do |line| @Enode = "#{line}".gsub(/\s+/, "") end -%>
-  "enode://<%= @Enode %>@%<%= "#{@Node_UserIdent}".upcase %>_SERVICE_HOST%:<%= @NodeP2P_ListenAddr%>?discport=0&raftport=<%= @Raft_Port%>"<%- if (indexNode != @nodes.size - 1) %>,<%- end %>
-<% end -%>
+  <%- @nodes.each_with_index do |node, indexNode| -%>
+  <%- set_node_template_vars(node) -%>
+  <%- @Enode_File = @Key_Dir_Base + "/" + @Node_Key_Dir + "/enode" -%>
+  <%- File.readlines(@Enode_File).each do |line| @Enode = "#{line}".gsub(/\s+/, "") end -%>
+  <%- # use the service name / kube-dns to look up the nodes -%>
+  "enode://<%= @Enode %>@<%= "#{@Node_UserIdent}"%>:<%= @NodeP2P_ListenAddr%>?discport=0&raftport=<%= @Raft_Port%>"<%- if (indexNode != @nodes.size - 1) %>,<%- end %>
+  <% end -%>
 ]
diff --git a/templates/quorum/tessera-config-9.0.json.erb b/templates/quorum/tessera-config-9.0.json.erb
index 21e6ca7..d5dff13 100644
--- a/templates/quorum/tessera-config-9.0.json.erb
+++ b/templates/quorum/tessera-config-9.0.json.erb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ end
   {
     "app":"ThirdParty",
     "enabled": true,
-    "serverAddress": "http://%THIS_SERVICE_HOST%:<%= @Tm_3Party_Port %>",
+    "serverAddress": "http://<%= @Node_UserIdent %>:<%= @Tm_3Party_Port %>",
     "cors": {
         "allowedMethods": [
             "GET",
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ end
   {
     "app":"P2P",
     "enabled": true,
-    "serverAddress":"http://%THIS_SERVICE_HOST%:<%= @Tm_Port %>",
+    "serverAddress":"http://<%= @Node_UserIdent %>:<%= @Tm_Port %>",
     "sslConfig": {
       "tls": "OFF",
       "generateKeyStoreIfNotExisted": true,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ end
 <%- @nodes.each_with_index do |node, indexNode| %>
 <%= set_node_template_vars(node) -%>
      {
-           "url": "http://%<%= "#{@Node_UserIdent}".upcase %>_SERVICE_HOST%:<%= @Tm_Port %>"
+           "url": "http://<%= @Node_UserIdent %>:<%= @Tm_Port %>"
          }<%- if (indexNode != @nodes.size - 1) %>,<%- end %>
 
 <% end -%>
diff --git a/templates/quorum/tessera-config-enhanced.json.erb b/templates/quorum/tessera-config-enhanced.json.erb
index 0a058a1..4b29c52 100644
--- a/templates/quorum/tessera-config-enhanced.json.erb
+++ b/templates/quorum/tessera-config-enhanced.json.erb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ end
     "serverSocket":{
       "type":"INET",
       "port": <%= @Tm_3Party_Port %>,
-      "hostName": "http://%THIS_SERVICE_HOST%"
+      "hostName": "http://<%= @Node_UserIdent %>"
     },
     "communicationType" : "REST"
   },
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ end
     "serverSocket":{
       "type":"INET",
       "port": <%= @Tm_Port %>,
-      "hostName": "http://%THIS_SERVICE_HOST%",
+      "hostName": "http://<%= @Node_UserIdent %>",
       "bindingAddress": "http://0.0.0.0:<%= @Tm_Port %>"
     },
     "sslConfig": {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ end
 <%- @nodes.each_with_index do |node, indexNode| %>
 <%= set_node_template_vars(node) -%>
      {
-           "url": "http://%<%= "#{@Node_UserIdent}".upcase %>_SERVICE_HOST%:<%= @Tm_Port %>"
+           "url": "http://<%= @Node_UserIdent %>:<%= @Tm_Port %>"
          }<%- if (indexNode != @nodes.size - 1) %>,<%- end %>
 
 <% end -%>
diff --git a/templates/quorum/tessera-config.json.erb b/templates/quorum/tessera-config.json.erb
index 900d5f0..4a9b26b 100644
--- a/templates/quorum/tessera-config.json.erb
+++ b/templates/quorum/tessera-config.json.erb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ end
     },
     "server": {
         "port": <%= @Tm_Port %>,
-        "hostName": "http://%THIS_SERVICE_HOST%",
+        "hostName": "http://<%= @Node_UserIdent %>",
         "bindingAddress": "http://0.0.0.0:<%= @Tm_Port %>",
         "sslConfig": {
             "tls": "OFF",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ end
 <%- @nodes.each_with_index do |node, indexNode| %>
     <%= set_node_template_vars(node) -%>
      {
-           "url": "http://%<%= "#{@Node_UserIdent}".upcase %>_SERVICE_HOST%:<%= @Tm_Port %>"
+           "url": "http://%<%= @Node_UserIdent%>%:<%= @Tm_Port %>"
          }<%- if (indexNode != @nodes.size - 1) %>,<%- end %>
 
 <% end -%>