diff --git a/charts/redis-ha/Chart.yaml b/charts/redis-ha/Chart.yaml
index 48aff37..bd73a0f 100644
--- a/charts/redis-ha/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/redis-ha/Chart.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ keywords:
 - redis
 - keyvalue
 - database
-version: 4.35.0
+version: 4.35.1
 appVersion: 8.2.2
 description: This Helm chart provides a highly available Redis implementation with a master/slave configuration and uses Sentinel sidecars for failover management
 icon: https://img.icons8.com/external-tal-revivo-shadow-tal-revivo/24/external-redis-an-in-memory-data-structure-project-implementing-a-distributed-logo-shadow-tal-revivo.png
diff --git a/charts/redis-ha/README.md b/charts/redis-ha/README.md
index 02b45d3..92a5e66 100644
--- a/charts/redis-ha/README.md
+++ b/charts/redis-ha/README.md
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Redis chart and the
 | `sentinel.livenessProbe.successThreshold` | Success threshold for liveness probe | int | `1` |
 | `sentinel.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds` | Timeout seconds for liveness probe | int | `15` |
 | `sentinel.password` | A password that configures a `requirepass` in the conf parameters (Requires `sentinel.auth: enabled`) | string | `nil` |
+| `sentinel.resolveHostnames` | Configures sentinel with resolve-hostnames parameter, if true sets "resolve-hostnames yes" in sentinel.conf | bool | `nil` |
+| `sentinel.announceHostnames` | Configures sentinel with announce-hostnames parameter, if true sets "announce-hostnames yes" in sentinel.conf | bool | `nil` |
 | `sentinel.port` | Port to access the sentinel service | int | `26379` |
 | `sentinel.quorum` | Minimum number of nodes expected to be live. | int | `2` |
 | `sentinel.readinessProbe.enabled` |  | bool | `true` |
diff --git a/charts/redis-ha/templates/_configs.tpl b/charts/redis-ha/templates/_configs.tpl
index 0db1ce3..241688d 100644
--- a/charts/redis-ha/templates/_configs.tpl
+++ b/charts/redis-ha/templates/_configs.tpl
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@
     {{- end }}
     {{- range $key, $value := .Values.sentinel.config }}
     {{- if eq "maxclients" $key  }}
-        {{ $key }} {{ $value }}
+    {{ $key }} {{ $value }}
     {{- else }}
-        sentinel {{ $key }} {{ template "redis-ha.masterGroupName" $ }} {{ $value }}
+    sentinel {{ $key }} {{ template "redis-ha.masterGroupName" $ }} {{ $value }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.auth }}
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@
 {{- if .Values.sentinel.auth }}
     requirepass replace-default-sentinel-auth
 {{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.sentinel.resolveHostnames }}
+    sentinel resolve-hostnames yes
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.sentinel.announceHostnames }}
+    sentinel announce-hostnames yes
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
@@ -86,11 +92,21 @@
     sentinel_get_master() {
     set +e
         if [ "$SENTINEL_PORT" -eq 0 ]; then
-            redis-cli -h "${SERVICE}" -p "${SENTINEL_TLS_PORT}" {{ if .Values.sentinel.auth }} -a "${SENTINELAUTH}" --no-auth-warning{{ end }} --tls --cacert /tls-certs/{{ .Values.tls.caCertFile }} {{ if ne (default "yes" .Values.sentinel.authClients) "no"}} --cert /tls-certs/{{ .Values.tls.certFile }} --key /tls-certs/{{ .Values.tls.keyFile }}{{ end }} sentinel get-master-addr-by-name "${MASTER_GROUP}" |\
-            grep -E '((^\s*((([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5]))\s*$)|(^\s*((([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){7}([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){6}(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){5}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})|:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){4}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,3})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})?:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){3}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,4})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,2}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){2}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,5})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,3}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){1}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,6})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,4}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(:(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,7})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,5}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:)))(%.+)?s*$))'
+            if [ "$RESOLVE_HOSTNAMES" = true ]; then
+                redis-cli -h "${SERVICE}" -p "${SENTINEL_TLS_PORT}" {{ if .Values.sentinel.auth }} -a "${SENTINELAUTH}" --no-auth-warning{{ end }} --tls --cacert /tls-certs/{{ .Values.tls.caCertFile }} {{ if ne (default "yes" .Values.sentinel.authClients) "no"}} --cert /tls-certs/{{ .Values.tls.certFile }} --key /tls-certs/{{ .Values.tls.keyFile }}{{ end }} sentinel get-master-addr-by-name "${MASTER_GROUP}" |\
+                head -n 1 | grep -E '^\s*[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\s*$'
+            else
+                redis-cli -h "${SERVICE}" -p "${SENTINEL_TLS_PORT}" {{ if .Values.sentinel.auth }} -a "${SENTINELAUTH}" --no-auth-warning{{ end }} --tls --cacert /tls-certs/{{ .Values.tls.caCertFile }} {{ if ne (default "yes" .Values.sentinel.authClients) "no"}} --cert /tls-certs/{{ .Values.tls.certFile }} --key /tls-certs/{{ .Values.tls.keyFile }}{{ end }} sentinel get-master-addr-by-name "${MASTER_GROUP}" |\
+                head -n 1 | grep -E '((^\s*((([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5]))\s*$)|(^\s*((([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){7}([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){6}(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){5}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})|:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){4}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,3})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})?:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){3}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,4})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,2}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){2}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,5})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,3}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){1}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,6})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,4}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(:(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,7})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,5}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:)))(%.+)?s*$))'
+            fi
         else
-            redis-cli -h "${SERVICE}" -p "${SENTINEL_PORT}" {{ if .Values.sentinel.auth }} -a "${SENTINELAUTH}" --no-auth-warning{{ end }} sentinel get-master-addr-by-name "${MASTER_GROUP}" |\
-            grep -E '((^\s*((([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5]))\s*$)|(^\s*((([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){7}([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){6}(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){5}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})|:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){4}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,3})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})?:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){3}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,4})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,2}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){2}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,5})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,3}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){1}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,6})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,4}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(:(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,7})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,5}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:)))(%.+)?s*$))'
+            if [ "$RESOLVE_HOSTNAMES" = true ]; then
+                redis-cli -h "${SERVICE}" -p "${SENTINEL_PORT}" {{ if .Values.sentinel.auth }} -a "${SENTINELAUTH}" --no-auth-warning{{ end }} sentinel get-master-addr-by-name "${MASTER_GROUP}" |\
+                head -n 1 | grep -E '^\s*[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\s*$'
+            else
+                redis-cli -h "${SERVICE}" -p "${SENTINEL_PORT}" {{ if .Values.sentinel.auth }} -a "${SENTINELAUTH}" --no-auth-warning{{ end }} sentinel get-master-addr-by-name "${MASTER_GROUP}" |\
+                head -n 1 | grep -E '((^\s*((([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5]))\s*$)|(^\s*((([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){7}([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){6}(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){5}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})|:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){4}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,3})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})?:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){3}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,4})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,2}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){2}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,5})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,3}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){1}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,6})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,4}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:))|(:(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,7})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,5}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d|1\d\d|[1-9]?\d)){3}))|:)))(%.+)?s*$))'
+            fi
         fi
     set -e
     }
@@ -177,16 +193,23 @@
             echo "  make sure ${ANNOUNCE_IP} is not a slave (slaveof no one)"
             sed -i "s/^.*slaveof.*//" "${REDIS_CONF}"
         else
-            echo "Getting redis master ip.."
-            echo "  blindly assuming (${SERVICE}-announce-0) or (${SERVICE}-server-0) are master"
-            DEFAULT_MASTER="$(getent_hosts 0 | awk '{ print $1 }')"
-            if [ -z "${DEFAULT_MASTER}" ]; then
-                echo "Error: Unable to resolve redis master (getent hosts)."
-                exit 1
+            if [ "$RESOLVE_HOSTNAMES" = true ]; then
+                echo "Getting redis master hostname.."
+                echo "  blindly assuming (${SERVICE}-announce-0.${NAMESPACE}.svc) is master"
+                DEFAULT_MASTER="${SERVICE}-announce-0.${NAMESPACE}.svc"
+                echo "  identified redis (may be redis master) hostname (${DEFAULT_MASTER})"
+            else
+                echo "Getting redis master ip.."
+                echo "  blindly assuming (${SERVICE}-announce-0) or (${SERVICE}-server-0) are master"
+                DEFAULT_MASTER="$(getent_hosts 0 | awk '{ print $1 }')"
+                if [ -z "${DEFAULT_MASTER}" ]; then
+                    echo "Error: Unable to resolve redis master (getent hosts)."
+                    exit 1
+                fi
+                echo "  identified redis (may be redis master) ip (${DEFAULT_MASTER})"
             fi
-            echo "  identified redis (may be redis master) ip (${DEFAULT_MASTER})"
             echo "Setting default slave config for redis and sentinel.."
-            echo "  using master ip (${DEFAULT_MASTER})"
+            echo "  using master address (${DEFAULT_MASTER})"
             redis_update "${DEFAULT_MASTER}"
             sentinel_update "${DEFAULT_MASTER}"
         fi
@@ -281,14 +304,24 @@
     getent_hosts() {
         index=${1:-${INDEX}}
         service="${SERVICE}-announce-${index}"
-        host=$(getent hosts "${service}")
-        echo "${host}"
+        if [ "$RESOLVE_HOSTNAMES" = true ]; then
+            echo "${service}.${NAMESPACE}.svc"
+        else
+            host=$(getent hosts "${service}")
+            echo "${host}"
+        fi
     }
 
     identify_announce_ip() {
-        echo "Identify announce ip for this pod.."
-        echo "  using (${SERVICE}-announce-${INDEX}) or (${SERVICE}-server-${INDEX})"
-        ANNOUNCE_IP=$(getent_hosts | awk '{ print $1 }')
+        if [ "$ANNOUNCE_HOSTNAMES" = true ]; then
+            echo "Identify announce hostname for this pod.."
+            echo "  using (${SERVICE}-announce-${INDEX}.${NAMESPACE}.svc)"
+            ANNOUNCE_IP="${SERVICE}-announce-${INDEX}.${NAMESPACE}.svc"
+        else
+            echo "Identify announce ip for this pod.."
+            echo "  using (${SERVICE}-announce-${INDEX}) or (${SERVICE}-server-${INDEX})"
+            ANNOUNCE_IP=$(getent_hosts | awk '{ print $1 }')
+        fi
         echo "  identified announce (${ANNOUNCE_IP})"
     }
 {{- end }}
@@ -310,8 +343,11 @@
     SENTINEL_CONF=/data/conf/sentinel.conf
     SENTINEL_TLS_PORT={{ .Values.sentinel.tlsPort }}
     SERVICE={{ template "redis-ha.fullname" . }}
+    NAMESPACE="{{ .Release.Namespace }}"
     SENTINEL_TLS_REPLICATION_ENABLED={{ default false .Values.sentinel.tlsReplication }}
     REDIS_TLS_REPLICATION_ENABLED={{ default false .Values.redis.tlsReplication }}
+    RESOLVE_HOSTNAMES={{ default false .Values.sentinel.resolveHostnames }}
+    ANNOUNCE_HOSTNAMES={{ default false .Values.sentinel.announceHostnames }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- define "config-init.sh" }}
@@ -333,7 +369,7 @@
     identify_announce_ip
 
     if [ -z "${ANNOUNCE_IP}" ]; then
-        "Error: Could not resolve the announce ip for this pod"
+        echo "Error: Could not resolve the announce address for this pod"
         exit 1
     elif [ "${MASTER}" ]; then
         find_master
@@ -460,7 +496,7 @@
     identify_announce_ip
 
     while [ -z "${ANNOUNCE_IP}" ]; do
-        echo "Error: Could not resolve the announce ip for this pod."
+        echo "Error: Could not resolve the announce address for this pod."
         sleep 30
         identify_announce_ip
     done
@@ -540,8 +576,12 @@
       tcp-check expect string REPLACE_ANNOUNCE{{ $i }}
       tcp-check send QUIT\r\n
       {{- range $i := until $replicas }}
+      {{- if .Values.sentinel.resolveHostnames }}
+      server R{{ $i }} {{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc:26379 check inter {{ $root.Values.haproxy.checkInterval }}
+      {{- else }}
       server R{{ $i }} {{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }}:26379 check inter {{ $root.Values.haproxy.checkInterval }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
 
     # decide redis backend to use
@@ -580,8 +620,12 @@
       tcp-check expect string +OK
       {{- range $i := until $replicas }}
       use-server R{{ $i }} if { srv_is_up(R{{ $i }}) } { nbsrv(check_if_redis_is_master_{{ $i }}) ge 2 }
+      {{- if .Values.sentinel.resolveHostnames }}
+      server R{{ $i }} {{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc:{{ $root.Values.redis.port }} check inter {{ $root.Values.haproxy.checkInterval }} fall {{ $root.Values.haproxy.checkFall }} rise 1
+      {{- else }}
       server R{{ $i }} {{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }}:{{ $root.Values.redis.port }} check inter {{ $root.Values.haproxy.checkInterval }} fall {{ $root.Values.haproxy.checkFall }} rise 1
       {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
     {{- if .Values.haproxy.readOnly.enabled }}
     backend bk_redis_slave
       {{- if .Values.haproxy.stickyBalancing }}
@@ -602,8 +646,12 @@
       tcp-check send QUIT\r\n
       tcp-check expect string +OK
       {{- range $i := until $replicas }}
+      {{- if .Values.sentinel.resolveHostnames }}
+      server R{{ $i }} {{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc:{{ $root.Values.redis.port }} check inter {{ $root.Values.haproxy.checkInterval }} fall {{ $root.Values.haproxy.checkFall }} rise 1
+      {{- else }}
       server R{{ $i }} {{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }}:{{ $root.Values.redis.port }} check inter {{ $root.Values.haproxy.checkInterval }} fall {{ $root.Values.haproxy.checkFall }} rise 1
       {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- if .Values.haproxy.metrics.enabled }}
     frontend stats
@@ -627,16 +675,23 @@
     cp /readonly/haproxy.cfg "$HAPROXY_CONF"
     {{- $fullName := include "redis-ha.fullname" . }}
     {{- $replicas := int (toString .Values.replicas) }}
+    {{- $resolveHostnames := .Values.sentinel.resolveHostnames }}
+    {{- $namespace := .Release.Namespace }}
     {{- range $i := until $replicas }}
+    {{- if $resolveHostnames }}
+    ANNOUNCE_IP{{ $i }}="{{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }}.{{ $namespace }}.svc"
+    echo "Using hostname for {{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }}.{{ $namespace }}.svc: $ANNOUNCE_IP{{ $i }}"
+    {{- else }}
     for loop in $(seq 1 10); do
       getent hosts {{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }} && break
       echo "Waiting for service {{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }} to be ready ($loop) ..." && sleep 1
     done
     ANNOUNCE_IP{{ $i }}=$(getent hosts "{{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }}" | awk '{ print $1 }')
     if [ -z "$ANNOUNCE_IP{{ $i }}" ]; then
-      echo "Could not resolve the announce ip for {{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }}"
+      echo "Could not resolve the announce address for {{ $fullName }}-announce-{{ $i }}"
       exit 1
     fi
+    {{- end }}
     sed -i "s/REPLACE_ANNOUNCE{{ $i }}/$ANNOUNCE_IP{{ $i }}/" "$HAPROXY_CONF"
 
     {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/redis-ha/values.yaml b/charts/redis-ha/values.yaml
index 38a4da1..4edd058 100644
--- a/charts/redis-ha/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/redis-ha/values.yaml
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ sentinel:
   port: 26379
 
   ## Configure the 'bind' directive to bind to a list of network interfaces
+  bind: ~
   # bind: 0.0.0.0
 
   ## Configures sentinel with tls-port parameter
@@ -532,6 +533,14 @@ sentinel:
   password: ~
   # password: password
 
+  # -- (bool) Configures sentinel with resolve-hostnames parameter, if true sets "resolve-hostnames yes" in sentinel.conf
+  resolveHostnames: ~
+  # resolveHostnames: true
+
+  # -- (bool) Configures sentinel with announce-hostnames parameter, if true sets "announce-hostnames yes" in sentinel.conf
+  announceHostnames: ~
+  # announceHostnames: true
+
   # -- An existing secret containing a key defined by `sentinel.authKey` that configures `requirepass`
   # in the conf parameters (Requires `sentinel.auth: enabled`, cannot be used in conjunction with `.Values.sentinel.password`)
   # Supports templates like "{{ .Release.Name }}-sentinel-creds"