diff --git a/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml b/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml
index 2744d4c7a8..0afaa3aae4 100644
--- a/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml
+++ b/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ providers:
     rate: 0.25
     diskimages:
       - name: ubuntu-xenial-arm64
-        pause: true
+        pause: false
         config-drive: true
         meta:
           hw_firmware_type: uefi
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ providers:
           hw_disk_bus: scsi
           hw_scsi_model: virtio-scsi
       - name: ubuntu-bionic-arm64
-        pause: true
+        pause: false
         config-drive: true
         meta:
           hw_firmware_type: uefi
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ providers:
           hw_disk_bus: scsi
           hw_scsi_model: virtio-scsi
       - name: ubuntu-focal-arm64
-        pause: true
+        pause: false
         config-drive: true
         meta:
           hw_firmware_type: uefi
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ providers:
           hw_disk_bus: scsi
           hw_scsi_model: virtio-scsi
       - name: debian-buster-arm64
-        pause: true
+        pause: false
         config-drive: true
         meta:
           hw_firmware_type: uefi
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ providers:
           hw_disk_bus: scsi
           hw_scsi_model: virtio-scsi
       - name: debian-stretch-arm64
-        pause: true
+        pause: false
         config-drive: true
         meta:
           hw_firmware_type: uefi
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ providers:
           hw_disk_bus: scsi
           hw_scsi_model: virtio-scsi
       - name: centos-8-arm64
-        pause: true
+        pause: false
         config-drive: true
         meta:
           hw_firmware_type: uefi
diff --git a/nodepool/nodepool.yaml b/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
index 98c3bacf28..269e311faa 100644
--- a/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
+++ b/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ diskimages:
 
   - name: centos-7
     parent: base
-    pause: true
+    pause: false
     elements:
       - centos-minimal
       - epel
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ diskimages:
 
   - name: centos-8
     parent: base
-    pause: true
+    pause: false
     python-path: /usr/bin/python3
     release: '8'
     elements:
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ diskimages:
 
   - name: fedora-30
     parent: base
-    pause: true
+    pause: false
     python-path: /usr/bin/python3
     elements:
       - fedora-minimal
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ diskimages:
 
   - name: fedora-31
     parent: base
-    pause: true
+    pause: false
     python-path: /usr/bin/python3
     elements:
       - fedora-minimal
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ diskimages:
 
   - name: debian-stretch
     parent: base-debuntu
-    pause: true
+    pause: false
     elements:
       - debian-minimal
       - cache-devstack
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ diskimages:
 
   - name: debian-buster
     parent: base-debuntu
-    pause: true
+    pause: false
     elements:
       - debian-minimal
       - cache-devstack
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ diskimages:
 
   - name: opensuse-15
     parent: base
-    pause: true
+    pause: false
     elements:
       - opensuse-minimal
       - cache-devstack
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ diskimages:
 
   - name: opensuse-tumbleweed
     parent: base
-    pause: true
+    pause: false
     elements:
       - opensuse-minimal
       - cache-devstack
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ diskimages:
 
   - name: ubuntu-bionic
     parent: base-debuntu
-    pause: true
+    pause: false
     elements:
       - ubuntu-minimal
       - cache-devstack
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ diskimages:
 
   - name: ubuntu-focal
     parent: base-debuntu
-    pause: true
+    pause: false
     elements:
       - ubuntu-minimal
       - cache-devstack
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ diskimages:
 
   - name: ubuntu-xenial
     parent: base-debuntu
-    pause: true
+    pause: false
     elements:
       - ubuntu-minimal
       - cache-devstack