diff --git a/cloud.cfg b/cloud.cfg
index 864141bcd1cf3067a150ba48c2c6e5185a75b3db..0b0fbc3bfbdad327045d0ccfd7482db90beaff14 100755
--- a/cloud.cfg
+++ b/cloud.cfg
@@ -103,3 +103,5 @@ system_info:
 
 apt:
    preserve_sources_list: true
+
+manage_etc_hosts: localhost