diff --git a/site-cookbooks/main/recipes/head_node.rb b/site-cookbooks/main/recipes/head_node.rb
index 806adbd..30f5226 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/main/recipes/head_node.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/main/recipes/head_node.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ include_recipe "ntp"
 include_recipe "bind"
 
 ifconfig node.main.head_node.internal_ip do
+  provider Chef::Provider::Ifconfig::Debian
   device node.main.head_node.internal_network_device
 end