diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
index 722b6961..85549139 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
@@ -110,62 +110,14 @@ else
     if [ ! -z "$v4gw" ]; then
         ip route add default via $v4gw
     fi
-    mkdir -p /run/NetworkManager/system-connections
-    cat > /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection << EOC
-[connection]
-id=eno1
-EOC
-    echo uuid=$(uuidgen) >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection
-    cat >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection << EOC
-type=ethernet
-autoconnect-retries=1
-EOC
-    echo interface-name=$ifname >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection
-    cat >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection << EOC
-multi-connect=1
-permissions=
-wait-device-timeout=60000
-
-[ethernet]
-mac-address-blacklist=
-
-[ipv4]
-EOC
-    echo address1=$v4addr/$v4nm >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection
+    mkdir -p /run/confluent
+    echo -e "BOOTPROTO='static'\nSTARTMODE='auto'" >> /run/confluent/ifcfg-$ifname
+    echo "IPADDR='$v4addr/$v4nm'" >> /run/confluent/ifcfg-$ifname
     if [ ! -z "$v4gw" ]; then
-        echo gateway=$v4gw >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection
+        echo defafult $v4gw - $ifname > /run/confluent/ifroute-$ifname
     fi
-    nameserversec=0
-    nameservers=""
-    while read -r entry; do
-        if [ $nameserversec = 1 ]; then
-            if [[ $entry == "-"* ]]; then
-                nameservers="$nameservers"${entry#- }";"
-                continue
-            fi
-        fi
-        nameserversec=0
-        if [ "${entry%:*}" = "nameservers" ]; then
-            nameserversec=1
-            continue
-        fi
-    done < /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
-    echo dns=$nameservers >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection
-    dnsdomain=$(grep ^dnsdomain: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
-    dnsdomain=${dnsdomain#dnsdomain: }
-    echo dns-search=$dnsdomain >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection
-    cat >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection << EOC
-may-fail=false
-method=manual
-
-[ipv6]
-addr-gen-mode=eui64
-method=auto
-
-[proxy]
-EOC
 fi
-chmod 600 /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/*.nmconnection
+
 echo -n "Initializing ssh..."
 ssh-keygen -A
 for pubkey in /etc/ssh/ssh_host*key.pub; do
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
index fe224247..f6304089 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
@@ -79,4 +79,25 @@ curl -sf https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/o
 chmod +x /sysroot/opt/confluent/bin/onboot.sh
 ln -s /etc/systemd/system/onboot.service /sysroot/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/onboot.service
 cp /etc/confluent/functions /sysroot/etc/confluent/functions
+
+nameserversec=0
+nameservers=""
+while read -r entry; do
+    if [ $nameserversec = 1 ]; then
+        if [[ $entry == "-"* ]]; then
+            nameservers="$nameservers"${entry#- }";"
+            continue
+        fi
+    fi
+    nameserversec=0
+    if [ "${entry%:*}" = "nameservers" ]; then
+        nameserversec=1
+        continue
+    fi
+done < /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
+sed -i 's/^NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS="/NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS="'$nameservers/
+dnsdomain=$(grep ^dnsdomain: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
+dnsdomain=${dnsdomain#dnsdomain: }
+sed -i 's/^NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SEARCHLIST="/NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SEARCHLIST="'$dnsdomain/
+cp /run/confluent/ifroute-* /run/confluent/ifcfg-* /sysroot/etc/sysconfig/network
 exec /opt/confluent/bin/start_root