diff --git a/roles/ocp_on_libvirt/templates/hosts.j2 b/roles/ocp_on_libvirt/templates/hosts.j2
index d16c21453..0cbaf0c31 100644
--- a/roles/ocp_on_libvirt/templates/hosts.j2
+++ b/roles/ocp_on_libvirt/templates/hosts.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #jinja2: trim_blocks:False
 [all:vars]
+install_type=ipi
 prov_nic={{ prov_nic }}
 pub_nic={{ pub_nic }}
 domain={{ domain }}