diff --git a/debian/overlay/etc/network/interfaces b/debian/overlay/etc/network/interfaces
index d02bca10b..b6fc612fc 100644
--- a/debian/overlay/etc/network/interfaces
+++ b/debian/overlay/etc/network/interfaces
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
 auto eth0
-iface eth0 inet dhcp
-#address 10.10.12.12
-#netmask 255.255.255.0
-#gateway 10.10.12.1
+iface eth0 inet static
+address 10.10.12.12
+netmask 255.255.255.0
+gateway 10.10.12.1
 hwaddress ether 90:A9:F7:30:00:00