diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
index f5e0a745..0fb79c6b 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ else
     mkdir -p /run/NetworkManager/system-connections
     cat > /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection << EOC
 [connection]
-id=eno1
 EOC
+    echo id=${ifname} >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection
     echo uuid=$(uuidgen) >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection
     cat >> /run/NetworkManager/system-connections/$ifname.nmconnection << EOC
 type=ethernet