diff --git a/lib/backend.py b/lib/backend.py
index 1cea6e386af7b9a5c689dbad7f3db7fb3920bb72..df376c5c35e12a9ac89b430895ce363de72909d4 100644
--- a/lib/backend.py
+++ b/lib/backend.py
@@ -1256,6 +1256,7 @@ def FinalizeExport(instance, snap_disks):
     config.set(constants.INISECT_INS, 'nic%d_mac' %
                nic_count, '%s' % nic.mac)
     config.set(constants.INISECT_INS, 'nic%d_ip' % nic_count, '%s' % nic.ip)
+    config.set(constants.INISECT_INS, 'nic%d_bridge' % nic_count, '%s' % nic.bridge)
   # TODO: redundant: on load can read nics until it doesn't exist
   config.set(constants.INISECT_INS, 'nic_count' , '%d' % nic_count)