diff --git a/elements/puppet-stack-config/puppet-stack-config.yaml.template b/elements/puppet-stack-config/puppet-stack-config.yaml.template
index e7451bb5f..d56819a90 100644
--- a/elements/puppet-stack-config/puppet-stack-config.yaml.template
+++ b/elements/puppet-stack-config/puppet-stack-config.yaml.template
@@ -401,7 +401,9 @@ ironic::keystone::auth_inspector::region: "%{hiera('keystone_region')}"
 # Ironic Inspector
 ironic::inspector::listen_address: {{LOCAL_IP}}
 ironic::inspector::debug: "%{hiera('debug')}"
+{{#IPXE_ENABLED}}
 ironic::inspector::pxe_transfer_protocol: 'http'
+{{/IPXE_ENABLED}}
 ironic::inspector::enable_uefi: {{INSPECTION_ENABLE_UEFI}}
 ironic::inspector::authtoken::auth_uri: "%{hiera('keystone_auth_uri')}"
 ironic::inspector::authtoken::auth_url: "%{hiera('keystone_identity_uri')}"
@@ -440,7 +442,7 @@ ironic::conductor::http_boot: '/httpboot'
 ironic::inspector::http_port: "%{hiera('ironic_ipxe_port')}"
 
 # Ironic pxe
-ironic::drivers::pxe::ipxe_enabled: {{IPXE_DEPLOY}}
+ironic::drivers::pxe::ipxe_enabled: {{IPXE_ENABLED}}
 # NOTE(dtantsur): UEFI only works with iPXE currently for us
 ironic::drivers::pxe::uefi_pxe_config_template: '$pybasedir/drivers/modules/ipxe_config.template'
 ironic::drivers::pxe::uefi_pxe_bootfile_name: 'ipxe.efi'
@@ -588,7 +590,6 @@ enable_zaqar: {{ENABLE_ZAQAR}}
 enable_validations: {{ENABLE_VALIDATIONS}}
 enable_telemetry: {{ENABLE_TELEMETRY}}
 enable_ui: {{ENABLE_UI}}
-ipxe_deploy: {{IPXE_DEPLOY}}
 
 # Path to install configuration files
 tripleo_install_user: {{TRIPLEO_INSTALL_USER}}
diff --git a/instack_undercloud/undercloud.py b/instack_undercloud/undercloud.py
index 34b5e5d6d..ccacde9aa 100644
--- a/instack_undercloud/undercloud.py
+++ b/instack_undercloud/undercloud.py
@@ -309,9 +309,10 @@ _opts = [
                 help=('Whether to install requirements to run the TripleO '
                       'validations.')
                 ),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('ipxe_deploy',
+    cfg.BoolOpt('ipxe_enabled',
                 default=True,
-                help=('Whether to use iPXE for deploy by default.')
+                help=('Whether to use iPXE for deploy and inspection.'),
+                deprecated_name='ipxe_deploy',
                 ),
     cfg.BoolOpt('store_events',
                 default=False,
diff --git a/undercloud.conf.sample b/undercloud.conf.sample
index 8770708a5..4f7597df6 100644
--- a/undercloud.conf.sample
+++ b/undercloud.conf.sample
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@
 # (boolean value)
 #enable_validations = true
 
-# Whether to use iPXE for deploy by default. (boolean value)
-#ipxe_deploy = true
+# Whether to use iPXE for deploy and inspection. (boolean value)
+# Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/ipxe_deploy
+#ipxe_enabled = true
 
 # Whether to store events in the Undercloud Ceilometer. (boolean
 # value)