diff --git a/devstack/lib/ironic b/devstack/lib/ironic
index 84937dc669..8f79030e6d 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/ironic
+++ b/devstack/lib/ironic
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ IRONIC_VM_EMULATOR=${IRONIC_VM_EMULATOR:-'/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64'}
 IRONIC_VM_ENGINE=${IRONIC_VM_ENGINE:-qemu}
 IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_BRIDGE=${IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_BRIDGE:-brbm}
 IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_RANGE=${IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_RANGE:-192.0.2.0/24}
-# Number of NICs to create Ironic node with. Take affect only for neutron network interface.
-IRONIC_VM_INTERFACE_COUNT=${IRONIC_VM_INTERFACE_COUNT:-1}
+IRONIC_VM_INTERFACE_COUNT=${IRONIC_VM_INTERFACE_COUNT:-2}
 IRONIC_VM_MACS_CSV_FILE=${IRONIC_VM_MACS_CSV_FILE:-$IRONIC_DATA_DIR/ironic_macs.csv}
 IRONIC_AUTHORIZED_KEYS_FILE=${IRONIC_AUTHORIZED_KEYS_FILE:-$HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys}
 IRONIC_CLEAN_NET_NAME=${IRONIC_CLEAN_NET_NAME:-${IRONIC_PROVISION_NETWORK_NAME:-${PRIVATE_NETWORK_NAME}}}