diff --git a/manifests/interface.pp b/manifests/interface.pp
index 1213af7..8caa293 100644
--- a/manifests/interface.pp
+++ b/manifests/interface.pp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
         mtu                  => $mtu,
         method               => 'static',
         hotplug              => 'false',
+        type                 => 'Infiniband',
       }
     }
 
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@
       mtu            => $mtu,
       method         => 'static',
       hotplug        => 'false',
+      type           => 'Infiniband',
     }
   } else {
     network_config { $name:
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@
       mtu                  => $mtu,
       method               => 'static',
       hotplug              => 'false',
+      type                 => 'Infiniband',
     }
   }
 }