diff --git a/de/heat-templates/scripts/instance_boot.sh b/de/heat-templates/scripts/instance_boot.sh
index 8c19fa5..a26b289 100644
--- a/de/heat-templates/scripts/instance_boot.sh
+++ b/de/heat-templates/scripts/instance_boot.sh
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
 [Install]
 WantedBy=local-fs.target
 EOF
+        systemctl enable setup-loopback-loop0
         systemctl start setup-loopback-loop0
         #adding short sleep to give time for service to start
         sleep 3