diff --git a/stub_lxc_profile.sh b/stub_lxc_profile.sh
index 71321a2..5da7528 100755
--- a/stub_lxc_profile.sh
+++ b/stub_lxc_profile.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -exu
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
-VIRTUAL_MACHINE=
+VIRTUAL_MACHINE=base
 LXD_HOSTNAME=
 
 # grab any modifications from the command line.
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ if [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = www ]; then
   limits.memory: "${WWW_SERVER_MEMORY_MB}MB"
 
 EOF
+fi
 
-else [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = btcpayserver ];
+if [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = btcpayserver ]; then
     cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
   limits.cpu: "${BTCPAY_SERVER_CPU_COUNT}"
   limits.memory: "${BTCPAY_SERVER_MEMORY_MB}MB"
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ EOF
 
 fi
 
-# if VIRTUAL_MACHINE is undefined, then we doing the base image.
-if [ -z "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" ]; then
+# if VIRTUAL_MACHINE=base, then we doing the base image.
+if [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = base ]; then
     # this is for the base image only...
     cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
   user.vendor-data: |
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ devices:
 EOF
 
 # Stub out the network piece for the base image.
-if [ -z "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" ]; then
+if [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = base ]; then
     cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
   enp6s0:
     name: enp6s0