diff --git a/tools/xen/build_domU.sh b/tools/xen/build_domU.sh
index 451d440..0cbeaec 100755
--- a/tools/xen/build_domU.sh
+++ b/tools/xen/build_domU.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ GUEST_NAME=${GUEST_NAME:-ALLINONE}
 HOST_IP=${HOST_IP:-`ifconfig xenbr0 | grep "inet addr" | cut -d ":" -f2 | sed "s/ .*//"`}
 
 # Our nova host's network info 
-MGT_IP=${MGT_IP:-172.16.100.1}
+VM_IP=${VM_IP:-10.255.255.255} # A host-only ip that let's the interface come up, otherwise unused
+MGT_IP=${MGT_IP:-172.16.100.55}
 PUB_IP=${PUB_IP:-192.168.1.55}
 
 # Public network
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ rm -f $XVA
 set_hostname $GUEST_NAME
 INTERFACES=$STAGING_DIR/etc/network/interfaces
 cp $TEMPLATES_DIR/interfaces.in  $INTERFACES
+sed -e "s,@ETH1_IP@,$VM_IP,g" -i $INTERFACES
 sed -e "s,@ETH1_NETMASK@,$VM_NETMASK,g" -i $INTERFACES
 sed -e "s,@ETH2_IP@,$MGT_IP,g" -i $INTERFACES
 sed -e "s,@ETH2_NETMASK@,$MGT_NETMASK,g" -i $INTERFACES
diff --git a/tools/xen/templates/interfaces.in b/tools/xen/templates/interfaces.in
index 8fa8840..49c3d68 100644
--- a/tools/xen/templates/interfaces.in
+++ b/tools/xen/templates/interfaces.in
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ iface eth0 inet dhcp
 
 auto eth1
 iface eth1 inet static
-        # A host-only ip that let's the interface come up, otherwise unused
-        address 10.255.255.255
+        address @ETH1_IP@
         netmask @ETH1_NETMASK@
-up ifconfig eth1 up
 post-up ethtool -K eth1 tx off
 
 auto eth2