diff --git a/devstack/lib/ironic b/devstack/lib/ironic
index 26239d152f..472dc59930 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/ironic
+++ b/devstack/lib/ironic
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ function _ironic_bm_vm_names {
     local num_vms
     num_vms=$(($IRONIC_VM_COUNT - 1))
     for idx in $(seq 0 $num_vms); do
-        echo "baremetal${IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_BRIDGE}_${idx}"
+        echo "node-${idx}"
     done
 }