diff --git a/config/init/upstart/lxc-net.conf b/config/init/upstart/lxc-net.conf
index a84d8c87a..17538bb60 100644
--- a/config/init/upstart/lxc-net.conf
+++ b/config/init/upstart/lxc-net.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ author "Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@canonical.com>"
 start on starting lxc
 stop on stopped lxc
 
-env USE_LXC_BRIDGE="false"
+env USE_LXC_BRIDGE="true"
 env LXC_BRIDGE="lxcbr0"
 env LXC_ADDR="10.0.3.1"
 env LXC_NETMASK="255.255.255.0"