diff --git a/backend_modules/libvirt/host/user_data.yaml b/backend_modules/libvirt/host/user_data.yaml
index 661fdf459..b95eae304 100644
--- a/backend_modules/libvirt/host/user_data.yaml
+++ b/backend_modules/libvirt/host/user_data.yaml
@@ -519,22 +519,49 @@ packages: ["salt-minion", "avahi-daemon", "qemu-guest-agent"]
 apt:
   sources:
     tools_pool_repo:
-      source: deb http://${ use_mirror_images ? mirror : "download.opensuse.org"}/repositories/systemsmanagement:/Uyuni:/Stable:/Ubuntu2404-Uyuni-Client-Tools/xUbuntu_24.04/ /
+      # TODO: change to Stable: when the tools are published
+      source: deb http://${ use_mirror_images ? mirror : "download.opensuse.org"}/repositories/systemsmanagement:/Uyuni:/Master:/Ubuntu2404-Uyuni-Client-Tools/xUbuntu_24.04/ /
       key: |
+        -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
+        Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux)
+
+        mQENBFsnulUBCADNjL4hvhVtSzqVDlMtFFFP28Acq+UNF8WKKMhbBirfOpXwwI1C
+        NR3i0CXPOce5eKShuuWAjD2E36e2XAp3rUAo/aCA7UgtJkMNKzzlTOcqHHxKTx6H
+        gvp0Fb6xTKywZ7VttGhwUynl+CsDuOst3ROXTNdb8XMfm4joH2FW5D3ACN2qNiv0
+        MVcFNKxQ98w8M9xJxdI8DuyngnSeZwAosNzEio3JhTPiTv9ngY2Z3AuYUcwTEt7o
+        feEN+ivAgYnn+a6DBKFBeCW7VUD3V+tH8/fKnkvI4gf2o3N7Ok+/uE+DPUBb+14f
+        +9dhBjd+7+pR3ayEZFjQns5XFShoYu2+CQspABEBAAG0UHN5c3RlbXNtYW5hZ2Vt
+        ZW50OlV5dW5pIE9CUyBQcm9qZWN0IDxzeXN0ZW1zbWFuYWdlbWVudDpVeXVuaUBi
+        dWlsZC5vcGVuc3VzZS5vcmc+iQE+BBMBCAAoBQJjQDEEAhsDBQkMNyavBgsJCAcD
+        AgYVCAIJCgsEFgIDAQIeAQIXgAAKCRCXLl1sDSCDPjsSCAC1v9YHwuP0kRt8VPlq
+        /RLgADb5TsUPOaDcZ/maKVxhL5EgY2mX1ViCO4Bm+VFL2ZSJEXth8/Zp/dZe80e9
+        tlZgag5uPQe9FV0IAHXYt91DYJlE7VuxvdhADIt9RcDmS4OrSAfQoroyh5OW3ZRW
+        Kqa68L6RBhiyuvBTaRCUdIhqDBjVCgMlLJxC5soOIVCEvMRzOxHqO0+gvKomvM1P
+        iK4cio2OcIqZb8vCyMIXtYniHqA0rUZD4U+EB9enmYcj9ZhWO9oQXZ0qCQN6ve/K
+        1Q7NjImT5oEHWGFeLmwWZMe2+djFcHiCQM1bFN1gC+2ASz5XPC7OKdrIi+E85gMo
+        cYu+iEYEExECAAYFAlsnulUACgkQOzARt2udZSO/4QCcDf+j/XRbJn2PudsSoyjw
+        3B2boakAnA9A9b8UoEYgmLTRpwXYuhsxOCDE
+        =8MsV
+        -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
 
 runcmd:
+  # WORKAROUND: wrong interface name in noble's netplan configuration
+  - sed -i 's/eth0:/ens3:/' /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml
+  - netplan apply
+  - systemctl restart systemd-networkd
   # WORKAROUND: cloud-init in Ubuntu 24.04 does not take care of the following
   - echo "PermitRootLogin yes" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
   # WORKAROUND: disable IPv6 until we have it in Provo
   - echo 'Acquire::ForceIPv4 "true";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99force-ipv4
   - systemctl restart sshd
-  - systemctl start qemu-guest-agent
-
 %{ if install_salt_bundle }
-packages: ["venv-salt-minion", "avahi-daemon", "qemu-guest-agent"]
+  - apt-get update
+  - "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -yq install venv-salt-minion avahi-daemon qemu-guest-agent"
 %{ else }
-packages: ["salt-minion", "avahi-daemon", "qemu-guest-agent"]
+  - apt-get update
+  - "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -yq install salt-minion avahi-daemon qemu-guest-agent"
 %{ endif }
+  - systemctl start qemu-guest-agent
 %{ endif } # end Ubuntu 24.04
 
 %{ if image == "debian12o" }