diff --git a/ct/alpine-mh.sh b/ct/alpine-mh.sh
index 74a39e0e2..f340fe42d 100644
--- a/ct/alpine-mh.sh
+++ b/ct/alpine-mh.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var_disk="${var_disk:-1}"
 var_os="${var_os:-alpine}"
 var_version="${var_version:-3.22}"
 var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
-var_net="${var_net:-static}"
+var_net="${var_net:-192.168.178.235/24}"
 var_gateway="${var_gateway:-192.168.178.1}"
 var_ns="${var_ns:-1.1.1.1}"
 var_ssh="${var_ssh:-yes}"