diff --git a/nodepool/elements/nodepool-base/install.d/50-disable-metadata-cloudinit b/nodepool/elements/nodepool-base/install.d/50-disable-metadata-cloudinit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c2cb57c9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodepool/elements/nodepool-base/install.d/50-disable-metadata-cloudinit
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash -xe
+# Copyright (C) 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+
+# Make all cloud-init data sources match rackspace- only attempt to look
+# at ConfigDrive, not at metadata service
+dd of=/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/95_real_datasources.cfg <<EOF
+datasource_list: [ ConfigDrive, None ]
+EOF
diff --git a/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh b/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh
index 9b19331855..e74cf9c0b6 100755
--- a/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh
+++ b/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ echo 'nameserver 127.0.0.1' > /etc/resolv.conf
 exit 0
 EOF
 
+# Make all cloud-init data sources match rackspace- only attempt to look
+# at ConfigDrive, not at metadata service
+sudo dd of=/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/95_real_datasources.cfg <<EOF
+datasource_list: [ ConfigDrive, None ]
+EOF
+
 sudo bash -c "echo 'include: /etc/unbound/forwarding.conf' >> /etc/unbound/unbound.conf"
 if [ -e /etc/init.d/unbound ] ; then
     sudo /etc/init.d/unbound restart