diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/defaults/main.yml
index e932c07ec..83ec8ad79 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-create-dib-image/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dib_os_element: "debian"
 dib_env_vars:
   http_proxy: "{{ lookup('env','http_proxy') }}"
   https_proxy: "{{ lookup('env','https_proxy') }}"
-  DIB_INSTALL_TYPE_simple_init: repo
+  DIB_INSTALLTYPE_simple_init: repo
 build_ramdisk: false
 dib_trace: false
 dib_uncompressed: false