diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_network_config/defaults/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_network_config/defaults/main.yml
index 48be1a566..5857f9251 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_network_config/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_network_config/defaults/main.yml
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ tripleo_network_config_safe_defaults: true
 tripleo_network_config_with_ansible: false
 tripleo_network_config_template: templates/single_nic_vlans/single_nic_vlans.j2
 tripleo_network_config_override: {}
+
+# Named for consistency with tripleo-heat-templates and the baremetal_deploy.py module.
+bond_interface_ovs_options: "bond_mode=active-backup"