diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/foreman_wds/unattended_controller_extensions.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/foreman_wds/unattended_controller_extensions.rb
index 5d9f87040a8f84f256cc4fc09d5cee405924c529..a952191a927e58cbf74a9e8a072b71ee5d44a0c8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/foreman_wds/unattended_controller_extensions.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/foreman_wds/unattended_controller_extensions.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ module ForemanWds
       iface.send :rebuild_tftp
       iface.send :rebuild_dhcp
 
+      @host.parameters.where(name: 'wds-specifictemplate').first_or_initialize.tap do |p|
+        p.value = 'local-boot'
+        p.save
+      end
+
       render inline: "Success. Local boot template was deployed successfully.\n"
     rescue StandardError => e
       message = format('Failed to set local boot template: %{error}', error: e)
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/foreman_wds/host_extensions.rb b/app/models/concerns/foreman_wds/host_extensions.rb
index f80b490861b5e424eb883d3f93f7f806c0975548..69e186c0cdb32278ca487df49c45850ec2fa8768 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/foreman_wds/host_extensions.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/foreman_wds/host_extensions.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module ForemanWds
     def self.prepended(base)
       base.class_eval do
         after_build :ensure_wds_client
+        after_build :ensure_wds_boot
         before_provision :remove_wds_client
 
         has_one :wds_facet,
@@ -89,6 +90,15 @@ module ForemanWds
 
     private
 
+    def ensure_wds_boot
+      return unless wds?
+
+      parameters.where(name: 'wds-specifictemplate').each(&:destroy)
+      Rails.logger.info 'Ensuring WDS boot'
+    rescue StandardError => ex
+      Rails.logger.error "Failed to ensure WDS boot, #{ex}"
+    end
+
     def ensure_wds_client
       raise NotImplementedError, 'Not implemented yet'
       return unless wds?