diff --git a/plugins/ipam/host-local/config.go b/plugins/ipam/host-local/config.go
index 53ab396b..c33c33c7 100644
--- a/plugins/ipam/host-local/config.go
+++ b/plugins/ipam/host-local/config.go
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ func LoadIPAMConfig(bytes []byte, args string) (*IPAMConfig, error) {
 	}
 
 	if args != "" {
-		ipamArgs := IPAMArgs{}
-		err := types.LoadArgs(args, &ipamArgs)
+		n.IPAM.Args = &IPAMArgs{}
+		err := types.LoadArgs(args, n.IPAM.Args)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/ipam/host-local/main.go b/plugins/ipam/host-local/main.go
index f1d7d6ae..9f67e8a5 100644
--- a/plugins/ipam/host-local/main.go
+++ b/plugins/ipam/host-local/main.go
@@ -37,13 +37,6 @@ func cmdAdd(args *skel.CmdArgs) error {
 	}
 	defer store.Close()
 
-	ipamArgs := IPAMArgs{}
-	err = types.LoadArgs(args.Args, &ipamArgs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	ipamConf.Args = &ipamArgs
-
 	allocator, err := NewIPAllocator(ipamConf, store)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err