diff --git a/zuul.d/virtualbmc-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/virtualbmc-jobs.yaml
index 9e7c70b..ce2419b 100644
--- a/zuul.d/virtualbmc-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/virtualbmc-jobs.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
       - openstack/virtualbmc
     vars:
       devstack_localrc:
+        IRONIC_RAMDISK_TYPE: tinyipa
         EBTABLES_RACE_FIX: True
         IRONIC_DEFAULT_RESCUE_INTERFACE: ""