diff --git a/playbooks/group_bwcloud.yml b/playbooks/group_bwcloud.yml
index e1d5877..7b3e9fc 100644
--- a/playbooks/group_bwcloud.yml
+++ b/playbooks/group_bwcloud.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,11 @@
         name:
           - linux-headers-cloud-amd64
         state: present
+    - name: Configure cloud-kernel to preserve hostname
+      copy:
+        content: |
+          preserve_hostname: yes
+        dest: "/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/preserve_hostname.cfg"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: u=rw,g=r,o=r