diff --git a/capsulflask/hub_api.py b/capsulflask/hub_api.py
index 73980d5..634ec21 100644
--- a/capsulflask/hub_api.py
+++ b/capsulflask/hub_api.py
@@ -160,21 +160,22 @@ def can_claim_create(payload, host_id) -> (str, str):
   if allocated_network_name is None or allocated_ipv4_address is None:
     return "", f"host \"{host_id}\" does not have any avaliable IP addresses on any of its networks."
 
-  payload["network_name"] = allocated_network_name
+  # payload["network_name"] = allocated_network_name
+  # hard-code the network name for now until we can fix the phantom dhcp lease issues.
+
+  payload["network_name"] = 'public3'
   payload["public_ipv4"] = allocated_ipv4_address
 
   return payload, ""
 
 def on_create_claimed(payload, host_id):
-  # network_name=payload['network_name'],
-  # hard-code the network name for now until we can fix the phantom dhcp lease issues.
   get_model().create_vm(
     email=payload['email'], 
     id=payload['id'], 
     size=payload['size'], 
     os=payload['os'],
     host=host_id,
-    network_name='public3',
+    network_name=payload['network_name'],
     public_ipv4=payload['public_ipv4'],
     ssh_authorized_keys=list(map(lambda x: x["name"], payload['ssh_authorized_keys'])),
   )
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