diff --git a/src/cmd/linuxkit/run_packet.go b/src/cmd/linuxkit/run_packet.go
index b63afd45d..fd980b535 100644
--- a/src/cmd/linuxkit/run_packet.go
+++ b/src/cmd/linuxkit/run_packet.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func runPacket(args []string) {
 	projectFlag := flags.String("project-id", "", "Packet Project ID (or "+packetProjectIDVar+")")
 	hostNameFlag := flags.String("hostname", packetDefaultHostname, "Hostname of new instance (or "+packetHostnameVar+")")
 	nameFlag := flags.String("img-name", "", "Overrides the prefix used to identify the files. Defaults to [name] (or "+packetNameVar+")")
+	alwaysPXE := flags.Bool("always-pxe", true, "Reboot from PXE every time.")
 	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Unable to parse args")
 	}
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ func runPacket(args []string) {
 	name := getStringValue(packetNameVar, *nameFlag, prefix)
 	osType := "custom_ipxe"
 	billing := "hourly"
+	// TODO(rn): Extract the kernel commandline from the file generated by moby build
 	userData := fmt.Sprintf("#!ipxe\n\ndhcp\nset base-url %s\nset kernel-params ip=dhcp nomodeset ro serial console=ttyS1,115200\nkernel ${base-url}/%s-kernel ${kernel-params}\ninitrd ${base-url}/%s-initrd.img\nboot", url, name, name)
 	log.Debugf("Using userData of:\n%s\n", userData)
 	initrdURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s-initrd.img", url, name)
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ func runPacket(args []string) {
 		ProjectID:    projectID,
 		UserData:     userData,
 		Tags:         tags,
+		AlwaysPXE:    *alwaysPXE,
 	}
 	d, _, err := client.Devices.Create(&req)
 	if err != nil {