diff --git a/lago/prefix.py b/lago/prefix.py
index 3bcf3f2e..bfe35ff6 100644
--- a/lago/prefix.py
+++ b/lago/prefix.py
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ def _ova_to_spec(self, filename):
                           "template_type": "qcow2",
                           "format": "qcow2",
                           "dev": "vda",
-                          "name": "root",
+                          # "name": "root",
                           "name": os.path.basename(image_file),
                           "path": ova_extracted_dir +
                                  "/images/" + image_file,
diff --git a/lago/utils.py b/lago/utils.py
index b885eefe..f0acb288 100644
--- a/lago/utils.py
+++ b/lago/utils.py
@@ -421,6 +421,10 @@ def deepcopy(original_obj):
     """
     if isinstance(original_obj, list):
         return list(deepcopy(item) for item in original_obj)
+    elif isinstance(original_obj, collections.OrderedDict):
+        return collections.OrderedDict(
+            (key, deepcopy(val)) for key, val in original_obj.items()
+        )
     elif isinstance(original_obj, dict):
         return dict((key, deepcopy(val)) for key, val in original_obj.items())
     else:
@@ -439,9 +443,21 @@ def load_virt_stream(virt_fd):
         dict: Loaded virt config
     """
     try:
-        virt_conf = json.load(virt_fd)
+        virt_conf = json.load(
+            virt_fd, object_pairs_hook=collections.OrderedDict
+        )
     except ValueError:
         virt_fd.seek(0)
+
+        # Ensure ordered dict loading from YAML. Based on
+        # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5121931/in-python-how-can-you-load-yaml-mappings-as-ordereddicts
+        _mapping_tag = yaml.resolver.BaseResolver.DEFAULT_MAPPING_TAG
+
+        def dict_constructor(loader, node):
+            return collections.OrderedDict(loader.construct_pairs(node))
+
+        yaml.add_constructor(_mapping_tag, dict_constructor)
+
         virt_conf = yaml.load(virt_fd)
 
     return deepcopy(virt_conf)
diff --git a/lago/virt.py b/lago/virt.py
index 9b610fb6..765ac9d8 100644
--- a/lago/virt.py
+++ b/lago/virt.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #
 # Refer to the README and COPYING files for full details of the license
 #
+import collections
 import functools
 import hashlib
 import json
@@ -79,11 +80,11 @@ def __init__(self, prefix, vm_specs, net_specs):
         with open(self.prefix.paths.uuid(), 'r') as uuid_fd:
             self.uuid = uuid_fd.read().strip()
 
-        self._nets = {}
+        self._nets = collections.OrderedDict()
         for name, spec in net_specs.items():
             self._nets[name] = self._create_net(spec)
 
-        self._vms = {}
+        self._vms = collections.OrderedDict()
         for name, spec in vm_specs.items():
             self._vms[name] = self._create_vm(spec)
 
@@ -233,17 +234,21 @@ def from_prefix(cls, prefix):
         virt_path = functools.partial(prefix.paths.prefixed, 'virt')
 
         with open(virt_path('env'), 'r') as f:
-            env_dom = json.load(f)
+            env_dom = json.load(f, object_pairs_hook=collections.OrderedDict)
 
-        net_specs = {}
+        net_specs = collections.OrderedDict()
         for name in env_dom['nets']:
             with open(virt_path('net-%s' % name), 'r') as f:
-                net_specs[name] = json.load(f)
+                net_specs[name] = json.load(
+                    f, object_pairs_hook=collections.OrderedDict
+                )
 
-        vm_specs = {}
+        vm_specs = collections.OrderedDict()
         for name in env_dom['vms']:
             with open(virt_path('vm-%s' % name), 'r') as f:
-                vm_specs[name] = json.load(f)
+                vm_specs[name] = json.load(
+                    f, object_pairs_hook=collections.OrderedDict
+                )
 
         return cls(prefix, vm_specs, net_specs)
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/fixtures/status/prefix_skel/expected.yaml b/tests/functional/fixtures/status/prefix_skel/expected.yaml
index fb4cfd7b..75b71823 100644
--- a/tests/functional/fixtures/status/prefix_skel/expected.yaml
+++ b/tests/functional/fixtures/status/prefix_skel/expected.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ Prefix:
         eth1: {ip: !!python/unicode '192.168.202.2', network: !!python/unicode 'n1'}
       VNC port: null
       distro: !!python/unicode 'cirros'
-      metadata: {}
+      metadata: !!python/object/apply:collections.OrderedDict
+      - []
       root password: !!python/unicode '123456'
       snapshots: ''
       status: down
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ Prefix:
         eth1: {ip: !!python/unicode '192.168.202.3', network: !!python/unicode 'n1'}
       VNC port: null
       distro: !!python/unicode 'cirros'
-      metadata: {}
+      metadata: !!python/object/apply:collections.OrderedDict
+      - []
       root password: !!python/unicode 'cubswin:)'
       snapshots: ''
       status: down