diff --git a/alpine/etc/network/interfaces b/alpine/etc/network/interfaces
index 79c0fa716..786503a5e 100644
--- a/alpine/etc/network/interfaces
+++ b/alpine/etc/network/interfaces
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ iface eth0 inet dhcp
 auto eth1
 iface eth1 inet dhcp
     udhcpc_opts -T 1 -A 3
+    metric 199