diff --git a/code/daisy/daisy/api/v1/install.py b/code/daisy/daisy/api/v1/install.py
index 5dbfa956..d6b0ad92 100644
--- a/code/daisy/daisy/api/v1/install.py
+++ b/code/daisy/daisy/api/v1/install.py
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ BACKENDS_UNINSTALL_ORDER = []
 
 config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
 config.read(daisy_cmn.daisy_conf_file)
-OS_INSTALL_TYPE = 'pxe'
-OS_INSTALL_TYPE = config.get("OS", "os_install_type")
+try:
+    OS_INSTALL_TYPE = config.get("OS", "os_install_type")
+except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError):
+    OS_INSTALL_TYPE = 'pxe'
 
 
 def get_deployment_backends(req, cluster_id, backends_order):