diff --git a/roles/simulate-fabric/defaults/main.yml b/roles/simulate-fabric/defaults/main.yml
index b41396d..c52e0c0 100644
--- a/roles/simulate-fabric/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/simulate-fabric/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@
       - veth0
 
 simfabric_links:
-  - name: veth
+  - type: veth
+    dev: veth0
+    peer: fabric
     mac: "02:42:0a:a8:00:01"
 
-simfabric_interfaces:
-  - veth0
-  - veth1
-
 # see note in playbook, won't apply until ansible gets module support
 simfabric_iptables:
   - table: nat