diff --git a/src/provisioningserver/drivers/pod/lxd.py b/src/provisioningserver/drivers/pod/lxd.py
index fe21924c7..4722ff093 100644
--- a/src/provisioningserver/drivers/pod/lxd.py
+++ b/src/provisioningserver/drivers/pod/lxd.py
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ class LXDPodDriver(PodDriver):
                 label = "root"
                 path = "/"
                 extra_conf = {
-                    "boot.priority": "0",
                     "size": size,
                 }
             else:
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ class LXDPodDriver(PodDriver):
             nic = get_lxd_nic_device(ifname, interface, default_parent)
             # Set to boot from the first nic
             if idx == 0:
-                nic["boot.priority"] = "1"
+                nic["boot.priority"] = "100"
             nics[ifname] = nic
         return nics