diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy b/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy
index 7fc4d8be..a3ff7707 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodedeploy
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def main(args):
     ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Deploy OS to nodes')
     ap.add_argument('-c', '--clear', help='Clear any pending deployment action', action='store_true')
     ap.add_argument('-n', '--network', help='Initiate deployment over PXE/HTTP', action='store_true')
+    ap.add_argument('-b', '--bootmethod', help='Specify network boot method (e.g., network, http)', default='network')
     ap.add_argument('-p', '--prepareonly', help='Prepare only, skip any interaction with a BMC associated with this deployment action', action='store_true')
     ap.add_argument('-m', '--maxnodes', help='Specifiy a maximum nodes to be deployed')
     ap.add_argument('-r', '--redeploy', help='Redeploy nodes with the current or pending profile', action='store_true')
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ def main(args):
                 print('{0}: {1}{2}'.format(node, profile, armed))
         sys.exit(0)
     if not args.clear and args.network and not args.prepareonly:
-        rc = c.simple_noderange_command(args.noderange, '/boot/nextdevice', 'network',
+        rc = c.simple_noderange_command(args.noderange, '/boot/nextdevice', args.bootmethod,
                                         bootmode='uefi',
                                         persistent=False,
                                         errnodes=errnodes)