diff --git a/fedora-cloud-base.ks b/fedora-cloud-base.ks
index 2f256b9..4e5edf0 100644
--- a/fedora-cloud-base.ks
+++ b/fedora-cloud-base.ks
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ DEVICE="eth0"
 BOOTPROTO="dhcp"
 ONBOOT="yes"
 TYPE="Ethernet"
+PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT="yes"
 EOF
 
 # generic localhost names