diff --git a/ironic/conductor/cluster.yml b/ironic/conductor/cluster.yml
index 3857b9d..c4e12a6 100644
--- a/ironic/conductor/cluster.yml
+++ b/ironic/conductor/cluster.yml
@@ -65,3 +65,4 @@
         - ipmitool-socat
         - no-console
       pxe_append_params: 'nofb nomodeset vga=normal ipa-insecure=1'
+      default_boot_option: local
diff --git a/ironic/conductor/single.yml b/ironic/conductor/single.yml
index 33ff3b0..ec1c0cf 100644
--- a/ironic/conductor/single.yml
+++ b/ironic/conductor/single.yml
@@ -60,3 +60,4 @@
         - ipmitool-socat
         - no-console
       pxe_append_params: 'nofb nomodeset vga=normal ipa-insecure=1'
+      default_boot_option: local