diff --git a/steps/bootstrap/aws/inputs.tf b/steps/bootstrap/aws/inputs.tf
index 6f028df4b9c..01d4449f887 100644
--- a/steps/bootstrap/aws/inputs.tf
+++ b/steps/bootstrap/aws/inputs.tf
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ locals {
   sg_id      = "${data.terraform_remote_state.infra.master_sg_id}"
   s3_bucket  = "${data.terraform_remote_state.infra.s3_bucket}"
 
-  ignition_bootstrap = "${data.terraform_remote_state.assets.ignition_bootstrap}"
+  ignition_bootstrap = "${var.bootstrap_ignition != "" ? var.bootstrap_ignition : data.terraform_remote_state.assets.ignition_bootstrap}"
 }
diff --git a/steps/bootstrap/libvirt/inputs.tf b/steps/bootstrap/libvirt/inputs.tf
index 95c91171bdf..e9f4530d57b 100644
--- a/steps/bootstrap/libvirt/inputs.tf
+++ b/steps/bootstrap/libvirt/inputs.tf
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ locals {
   libvirt_network_id     = "${data.terraform_remote_state.infra.libvirt_network_id}"
   libvirt_base_volume_id = "${data.terraform_remote_state.infra.libvirt_base_volume_id}"
 
-  ignition_bootstrap = "${data.terraform_remote_state.assets.ignition_bootstrap}"
+  ignition_bootstrap = "${var.bootstrap_ignition != "" ? var.bootstrap_ignition : data.terraform_remote_state.assets.ignition_bootstrap}"
 }