diff --git a/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml b/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml
index 5d126b4aa6..6dce33f426 100644
--- a/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml
+++ b/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ providers:
     rate: 0.25
     diskimages:
       - name: ubuntu-xenial-arm64
-        pause: true
+        pause: false
         config-drive: true
         meta:
           hw_firmware_type: uefi
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ providers:
           hw_disk_bus: scsi
           hw_scsi_model: virtio-scsi
       - name: debian-stretch-arm64
-        pause: true
+        pause: false
         config-drive: true
         meta:
           hw_firmware_type: uefi