diff --git a/roles/standalone/README.md b/roles/standalone/README.md
index af0dbb489..5e2f9c795 100644
--- a/roles/standalone/README.md
+++ b/roles/standalone/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Role Variables
 - standalone_config: <'standalone_config.yaml.j2'> -- jinja template of the deployment configuration
 - standalone_network: <'192.168.24'> -- First three octets of the network used
 - standalone_ip: <'192.168.24.1'> --  The IP address of the standalone deployment
-- standalone_interface: <'eth1'> --  The interface for the standalone deployment
+- standalone_interface: <'br-ex'> --  The interface for the standalone deployment
 
 - standalone_deploy_script: <'standalone.sh.j2'> -- The script name use to deploy the standalone server
 - standalone_deploy_log: <'standalone_deploy.log'> --  The log of the deployment
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ Role Variables
 Dependencies
 ------------
 
-The dependencies documented for TripleO Quickstart and TripleO
\ No newline at end of file
+The dependencies documented for TripleO Quickstart and TripleO
diff --git a/roles/standalone/defaults/main.yml b/roles/standalone/defaults/main.yml
index 7dcb9f0ae..11e8fab6f 100644
--- a/roles/standalone/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/standalone/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 standalone_config: standalone_config.yaml.j2
 standalone_network: 192.168.24
 standalone_ip: 192.168.24.1
-standalone_interface: eth1
+standalone_interface: br-ex
 
 # deploy script
 standalone_deploy_script: standalone.sh.j2