diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/README.md b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/README.md
index 33a549fb7..a0912adcb 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/README.md
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dib_os_element: "ubuntu"
 dib_elements is a space-separated list of elements that will be
 added to the resulting disk image.
 
-dib_elements: "vm serial-console"
+dib_elements: "vm enable-serial-console"
 
 dib_init_element is used to set the init tool that will be used to provision
 the installed OS. This is an argument that is passed to
diff --git a/playbooks/test-bifrost.yaml b/playbooks/test-bifrost.yaml
index da6ede154..a669a74f2 100644
--- a/playbooks/test-bifrost.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/test-bifrost.yaml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     # do not support ramdisk-image-create as they invoke steps to cleanup
     # the ramdisk which causes ramdisk-image-create to believe it failed.
     - { role: bifrost-create-dib-image, dib_imagename: "{{ http_boot_folder }}/ipa", build_ramdisk: false, dib_os_element: "{{ ipa_dib_os_element|default('debian') }}", dib_os_release: "jessie", dib_elements: "ironic-agent {{ ipa_extra_dib_elements | default('') }}", when: create_ipa_image | bool == true }
-    - { role: bifrost-create-dib-image, dib_imagetype: "qcow2", dib_imagename: "{{deploy_image}}", dib_os_element: "debian", dib_os_release: "jessie", dib_elements: "vm serial-console simple-init {{ extra_dib_elements|default('') }}", when: create_image_via_dib | bool == true and transform_boot_image | bool == false }
+    - { role: bifrost-create-dib-image, dib_imagetype: "qcow2", dib_imagename: "{{deploy_image}}", dib_os_element: "debian", dib_os_release: "jessie", dib_elements: "vm enable-serial-console simple-init {{ extra_dib_elements|default('') }}", when: create_image_via_dib | bool == true and transform_boot_image | bool == false }
     - role: bifrost-keystone-client-config
       user: "{{ ansible_env.SUDO_USER }}"
       clouds: