diff --git a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-7.tpl b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-7.tpl
index 3a4d6f956..4a1fb2d38 100644
--- a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-7.tpl
+++ b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-7.tpl
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config_opts['releasever'] = '7'
 config_opts['macros']['%distro_section'] = 'core'
 config_opts['package_manager'] = 'dnf'
 config_opts['bootstrap_image'] = 'docker.io/library/mageia:7'
+config_opts['use_bootstrap_image'] = False
 config_opts['description'] = 'Mageia 7'
 
 config_opts['dnf.conf'] = """
diff --git a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-branched.tpl b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-branched.tpl
index cde97c65d..280fb73b3 100644
--- a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-branched.tpl
+++ b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-branched.tpl
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config_opts['extra_chroot_dirs'] = [ '/run/lock', ]
 config_opts['macros']['%distro_section'] = 'core'
 config_opts['package_manager'] = 'dnf'
 config_opts['bootstrap_image'] = 'docker.io/library/mageia:{{ releasever }}'
+config_opts['use_bootstrap_image'] = False
 config_opts['description'] = 'Mageia {{ releasever }}'
 
 config_opts['dnf.conf'] = """
diff --git a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-cauldron.tpl b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-cauldron.tpl
index 0745aa6ce..bddaa04f7 100644
--- a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-cauldron.tpl
+++ b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-cauldron.tpl
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config_opts['releasever'] = '9'
 config_opts['macros']['%distro_section'] = 'core'
 config_opts['package_manager'] = 'dnf'
 config_opts['bootstrap_image'] = 'docker.io/library/mageia:cauldron'
+config_opts['use_bootstrap_image'] = False
 config_opts['description'] = 'Mageia Cauldron'
 
 config_opts['dnf.conf'] = """