diff --git a/ccmlib/node.py b/ccmlib/node.py
index 1ecd58af..b2b1b87c 100644
--- a/ccmlib/node.py
+++ b/ccmlib/node.py
@@ -1585,6 +1585,8 @@ def _update_config(self):
             values['remote_debug_port'] = self.remote_debug_port
         if self.data_center:
             values['data_center'] = self.data_center
+        if self.rack:
+            values['rack'] = self.rack
         if self.workload is not None:
             values['workload'] = self.workload
         with open(filename, 'w') as f: