diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go b/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
index 4cffec63..6746aa08 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllNodes() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 		n.Ipmi.UserName.Set(node.IpmiUserName)
 		n.Ipmi.Password.Set(node.IpmiPassword)
 		n.Ipmi.Interface.Set(node.IpmiInterface)
-		n.Ipmi.Write.SetB(node.IpmiWrite)
+		n.Ipmi.Write.Set(node.IpmiWrite)
 		// delete deprectated structures so that they do not get unmarshalled
 		node.IpmiIpaddr = ""
 		node.IpmiNetmask = ""
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllNodes() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 		node.IpmiUserName = ""
 		node.IpmiPassword = ""
 		node.IpmiInterface = ""
-		node.IpmiWrite = false
+		node.IpmiWrite = ""
 
 		if node.Ipmi != nil {
 			n.Ipmi.Ipaddr.Set(node.Ipmi.Ipaddr)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllNodes() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 			n.Ipmi.UserName.Set(node.Ipmi.UserName)
 			n.Ipmi.Password.Set(node.Ipmi.Password)
 			n.Ipmi.Interface.Set(node.Ipmi.Interface)
-			n.Ipmi.Write.SetB(node.Ipmi.Write)
+			n.Ipmi.Write.Set(node.Ipmi.Write)
 		}
 		n.SystemOverlay.SetSlice(node.SystemOverlay)
 		n.RuntimeOverlay.SetSlice(node.RuntimeOverlay)
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllNodes() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 				n.Ipmi.UserName.SetAlt(config.NodeProfiles[p].Ipmi.UserName, p)
 				n.Ipmi.Password.SetAlt(config.NodeProfiles[p].Ipmi.Password, p)
 				n.Ipmi.Interface.SetAlt(config.NodeProfiles[p].Ipmi.Interface, p)
-				n.Ipmi.Write.SetAltB(config.NodeProfiles[p].Ipmi.Write, p)
+				n.Ipmi.Write.SetAlt(config.NodeProfiles[p].Ipmi.Write, p)
 			}
 			n.SystemOverlay.SetAltSlice(config.NodeProfiles[p].SystemOverlay, p)
 			n.RuntimeOverlay.SetAltSlice(config.NodeProfiles[p].RuntimeOverlay, p)
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllProfiles() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 		p.Ipmi.UserName.Set(profile.IpmiUserName)
 		p.Ipmi.Password.Set(profile.IpmiPassword)
 		p.Ipmi.Interface.Set(profile.IpmiInterface)
-		p.Ipmi.Write.SetB(profile.IpmiWrite)
+		p.Ipmi.Write.Set(profile.IpmiWrite)
 		// delete deprectated structures so that they do not get unmarshalled
 		profile.IpmiIpaddr = ""
 		profile.IpmiNetmask = ""
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllProfiles() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 		profile.IpmiUserName = ""
 		profile.IpmiPassword = ""
 		profile.IpmiInterface = ""
-		profile.IpmiWrite = false
+		profile.IpmiWrite = ""
 		if profile.Ipmi != nil {
 			p.Ipmi.Netmask.Set(profile.Ipmi.Netmask)
 			p.Ipmi.Port.Set(profile.Ipmi.Port)
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllProfiles() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 			p.Ipmi.UserName.Set(profile.Ipmi.UserName)
 			p.Ipmi.Password.Set(profile.Ipmi.Password)
 			p.Ipmi.Interface.Set(profile.Ipmi.Interface)
-			p.Ipmi.Write.SetB(profile.Ipmi.Write)
+			p.Ipmi.Write.Set(profile.Ipmi.Write)
 		}
 		p.RuntimeOverlay.SetSlice(profile.RuntimeOverlay)
 		p.SystemOverlay.SetSlice(profile.SystemOverlay)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go b/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
index e1e5b326..11f83c60 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type NodeConf struct {
 	IpmiPort       string              `yaml:"ipmi port,omitempty"`
 	IpmiGateway    string              `yaml:"ipmi gateway,omitempty"`
 	IpmiInterface  string              `yaml:"ipmi interface,omitempty"`
-	IpmiWrite      bool                `yaml:"ipmi write,omitempty"`
+	IpmiWrite      string              `yaml:"ipmi write,omitempty"`
 	RuntimeOverlay []string            `yaml:"runtime overlay,omitempty"`
 	SystemOverlay  []string            `yaml:"system overlay,omitempty"`
 	Kernel         *KernelConf         `yaml:"kernel,omitempty"`
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type IpmiConf struct {
 	Port      string `yaml:"port,omitempty"`
 	Gateway   string `yaml:"gateway,omitempty"`
 	Interface string `yaml:"interface,omitempty"`
-	Write     bool   `yaml:"write,omitempty"`
+	Write     string `yaml:"write,omitempty"`
 }
 type KernelConf struct {
 	Version  string `yaml:"version,omitempty"`
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/modifiers.go b/internal/pkg/node/modifiers.go
index 5ab78fd5..962d8706 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/modifiers.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/modifiers.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) NodeUpdate(node NodeInfo) error {
 		config.Nodes[nodeID].Ipmi.UserName = node.Ipmi.UserName.GetReal()
 		config.Nodes[nodeID].Ipmi.Password = node.Ipmi.Password.GetReal()
 		config.Nodes[nodeID].Ipmi.Interface = node.Ipmi.Interface.GetReal()
-		config.Nodes[nodeID].Ipmi.Write = node.Ipmi.Write.GetB()
+		config.Nodes[nodeID].Ipmi.Write = node.Ipmi.Write.GetReal()
 	}
 	config.Nodes[nodeID].RuntimeOverlay = node.RuntimeOverlay.GetRealSlice()
 	config.Nodes[nodeID].SystemOverlay = node.SystemOverlay.GetRealSlice()
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) ProfileUpdate(profile NodeInfo) error {
 		config.NodeProfiles[profileID].Ipmi.UserName = profile.Ipmi.UserName.GetReal()
 		config.NodeProfiles[profileID].Ipmi.Password = profile.Ipmi.Password.GetReal()
 		config.NodeProfiles[profileID].Ipmi.Interface = profile.Ipmi.Interface.GetReal()
-		config.NodeProfiles[profileID].Ipmi.Write = profile.Ipmi.Interface.GetB()
+		config.NodeProfiles[profileID].Ipmi.Write = profile.Ipmi.Interface.GetReal()
 	}
 	config.NodeProfiles[profileID].RuntimeOverlay = profile.RuntimeOverlay.GetRealSlice()
 	config.NodeProfiles[profileID].SystemOverlay = profile.SystemOverlay.GetRealSlice()
diff --git a/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go b/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go
index 732cbd5e..1c95cbb5 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func BuildOverlayIndir(nodeInfo node.NodeInfo, overlayNames []string, outputDir
 	tstruct.Ipmi.UserName = nodeInfo.Ipmi.UserName.Get()
 	tstruct.Ipmi.Password = nodeInfo.Ipmi.Password.Get()
 	tstruct.Ipmi.Interface = nodeInfo.Ipmi.Interface.Get()
-	tstruct.Ipmi.Write = nodeInfo.Ipmi.Write.GetB()
+	tstruct.Ipmi.Write = nodeInfo.Ipmi.Write.Get()
 	tstruct.RuntimeOverlay = nodeInfo.RuntimeOverlay.Print()
 	tstruct.SystemOverlay = nodeInfo.SystemOverlay.Print()
 	tstruct.NetDevs = make(map[string]*node.NetDevs)