diff --git a/guix-installer-vm-system.scm b/guix-installer-vm-system.scm
index 2e5f4a1..7846237 100644
--- a/guix-installer-vm-system.scm
+++ b/guix-installer-vm-system.scm
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ needed for unattended upgrades to work.")
         (static-networking
          (addresses (list (network-address
                            (device "eth0")
-                           (value "192.168.1.118/24"))
+                           (value "192.168.1.118/16"))
                           (network-address
                            (device "eth0")
                            (value "2001:910:1021::118/64"))))