diff --git a/playbooks/roles/ironic-install/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
index 380bd4004..aa4206c61 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ nginx_port: 8080
 ironicclient_source_install: false
 shade_source_install: true
 # Configuration information for diskimage-builder
+dib_os_element: "ubuntu"
 dib_env_vars:
   DIB_CLOUD_INIT_DATASOURCES: "ConfigDrive"
   ELEMENTS_PATH: "/opt/stack/diskimage-builder/elements"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/ironic-install/tasks/create_dib_image.yml b/playbooks/roles/ironic-install/tasks/create_dib_image.yml
index b59bf3424..482c50cf0 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/ironic-install/tasks/create_dib_image.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/ironic-install/tasks/create_dib_image.yml
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 ---
 - name: "Initiate image build"
-  shell: disk-image-create -a amd64 -o "{{http_boot_folder}}/{{deploy_image_filename}}" -t qcow2 vm ubuntu serial-console cloud-init-datasources "{{ extra_dib_elements}}"
+  shell: disk-image-create -a amd64 -o "{{http_boot_folder}}/{{deploy_image_filename}}" -t qcow2 "{{dib_os_element}}" vm serial-console cloud-init-datasources "{{ extra_dib_elements}}"
   environment: dib_env_vars