diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2
index ff869f1df1..7e7d13ada1 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic.conf.j2
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ memcache_servers = {{ memcached_servers }}
 memcached_servers = {% for host in groups['memcached'] %}{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ memcached_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
 {%- endif %}
 
+[deploy]
+default_boot_option = netboot
 
 [glance]
 glance_host = {{ internal_protocol }}://{% if orchestration_engine == 'KUBERNETES' %}glance-api{% else %}{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}{% endif %}:{{ glance_api_port }}