diff --git a/ldms/python/ldmsd/ldmsd_communicator.py b/ldms/python/ldmsd/ldmsd_communicator.py
index ba7d7cc72..35fd7d185 100644
--- a/ldms/python/ldmsd/ldmsd_communicator.py
+++ b/ldms/python/ldmsd/ldmsd_communicator.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
                       ###############################
                       ##### Producer Policy #####
                       'prdcr_add': {'req_attr': ['name', 'type', 'xprt', 'host', 'port'],
-                                    'opt_attr' : [ 'auth', 'perm', 'interval', 'reconnect' ] },
+                                    'opt_attr' : [ 'auth', 'perm', 'interval', 'reconnect', 'cache_ip' ] },
                       'prdcr_del': {'req_attr': ['name']},
                       'prdcr_start': {'req_attr': ['name'],
                                       'opt_attr': ['interval', 'reconnect']},