diff --git a/lib/backend.py b/lib/backend.py
index ebbc43a818682dd1596dddcec26b5d7b12427533..326d0f8f8b1a763178d8ca6129258fc12e7e9e64 100644
--- a/lib/backend.py
+++ b/lib/backend.py
@@ -2093,8 +2093,9 @@ 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)
+    for param in constants.NICS_PARAMETER_TYPES:
+      config.set(constants.INISECT_INS, 'nic%d_%s' % (nic_count, param),
+                 '%s' % nic.nicparams.get(param, None))
   # TODO: redundant: on load can read nics until it doesn't exist
   config.set(constants.INISECT_INS, 'nic_count' , '%d' % nic_total)