diff --git a/ec2-create-ce b/ec2-create-ce
index f53782f..f777b07 100755
--- a/ec2-create-ce
+++ b/ec2-create-ce
@@ -392,7 +392,9 @@ esac
 
 if "${init_configuration}" ; then
   cat >> "${USER_DATA_FILE}" << EOF
-sed_regexp='s/^(export FORCE)=.+$/\1=yes/'
+sed_regexp=''
+sed_regexp+='s/^(export FORCE)=.+$/\1=yes/;'
+sed_regexp+='s/^(export DHCP)=.+$/\1=true/;'
 sed -ri "\${sed_regexp}" /etc/ngcp-installer/config_deploy.inc
 ngcp-installer && ngcp-initial-configuration
 EOF