diff --git a/create b/create
index fe781a8..16fb90b 100755
--- a/create
+++ b/create
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ ssh root@$HVN "set -x; for node in 0 1 2 3; do VM=vpp${LAB}-\${node}; virsh star
 
 echo "*  Committing OVS config"
 scp overlays/$BUILD/ovs-config.sh root@$HVN:$LABDIR
-ssh root@$HVN "set -x; $LABDIR/ovs-config.sh"
+ssh root@$HVN "set -x; LAB=$LAB $LABDIR/ovs-config.sh"