diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index a068eeabf..0fed931af 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
       # Only execute once the Ansible provisioner,
       # when all the machines are up and ready.
       if i == $num_instances
+        config.vm.provision :shell, inline: "ifup eth1", privileged: true
         config.vm.provision "ansible" do |ansible|
           ansible.playbook = "cluster.yml"
           if File.exist?(File.join(File.dirname($inventory), "hosts"))