diff --git a/plans/sdc/nightly/setup.sh b/plans/sdc/nightly/setup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ${WORKSPACE}/test/csit/scripts/sdc/setup_sdc_for_apis_sanity.sh
+
+BE_IP=`get-instance-ip.sh sdc-BE`
+echo BE_IP=${BE_IP}
+
+
+# Pass any variables required by Robot test suites in ROBOT_VARIABLES
+ROBOT_VARIABLES="-v BE_IP:${BE_IP}"
+