diff --git a/mermaids.sh b/mermaids.sh
index 5e945df..98669a4 100644
--- a/mermaids.sh
+++ b/mermaids.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ if [[ -n "$LXC_IP" ]]; then
   NET0_ARGS="$NET0_ARGS,ip=$LXC_IP/$LXC_NETMASK"
   [[ -n "$LXC_GATEWAY" ]] && NET0_ARGS="$NET0_ARGS,gw=$LXC_GATEWAY"
 else
-  NET0_ARGS="$NET0_ARGS,dhcp=on"
+  NET0_ARGS="$NET0_ARGS,ip=dhcp"
 fi
 
 echo "DEBUG: NET0_ARGS = $NET0_ARGS"