diff --git a/xos/configurations/common/Makefile.devstack b/xos/configurations/common/Makefile.devstack
index 69adee9..2f31696 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/common/Makefile.devstack
+++ b/xos/configurations/common/Makefile.devstack
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 	touch controller_settings
 
 flat_name:
-	echo private > flat_net_name
+	echo private|tr -d '\n' > flat_net_name
+	bash -c "source admin-openrc.sh; openstack network set --share private"
 
 nodes_yaml:
 	bash ./make-cloudlab-nodes-yaml.sh