diff --git a/nodes/_defaults.yaml b/nodes/_defaults.yaml
index 99e821b..29031e8 100644
--- a/nodes/_defaults.yaml
+++ b/nodes/_defaults.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dns:
     - 8.8.8.8
 ntp: nl.pool.ntp.org
 install: true
+autoInstall: false
 patches:
     - !patch hostname
     - !patch install-disk
diff --git a/nodes/testing/_defaults.yaml b/nodes/testing/_defaults.yaml
index 69ecfd6..d54d604 100644
--- a/nodes/testing/_defaults.yaml
+++ b/nodes/testing/_defaults.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 netmask: 255.255.255.0
 gateway: 192.168.1.1
 installDisk: /dev/vda
+autoInstall: true
 cluster:
     name: testing
     controlPlaneIp: 192.168.1.100
diff --git a/templates/boot.ipxe b/templates/boot.ipxe
index d0da639..504ee81 100644
--- a/templates/boot.ipxe
+++ b/templates/boot.ipxe
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ goto node_${serial} || exit
 # {{ node.filename }}
 :node_{{ node.serial }}
 {% set ipArg = "ip=" ~ [node.ip, "" , node.gateway, node.netmask, node.hostname, node.interface, "", node.dns[0],  node.dns[1], node.ntp]|join(":") -%}
-{% set kernelArgs = [ipArg, node.kernelArgs|join(" "), node.extraKernelArgs|join(" ")]|join(" ") -%}
+{% set kernelArgs = [ipArg, node.kernelArgs|join(" "), node.extraKernelArgs|join(" ")] -%}
+{% if node.autoInstall %}
+{% do kernelArgs.append("talos.config=" ~ config.server.httpUrl ~ "/configs/" ~ node.filename ~ ".yaml") %}
+{% endif %}
 imgfree
-kernel https://pxe.factory.talos.dev/image/{{ node.schematicId }}/{{ node.talosVersion }}/kernel-{{ node.arch }} {{ kernelArgs }}
+kernel https://pxe.factory.talos.dev/image/{{ node.schematicId }}/{{ node.talosVersion }}/kernel-{{ node.arch }} {{ kernelArgs|join(" ") }}
 initrd https://pxe.factory.talos.dev/image/{{ node.schematicId }}/{{ node.talosVersion }}/initramfs-{{ node.arch }}.xz
 boot
 {% endif %}