diff --git a/dist/ami/files/.bash_profile b/dist/ami/files/.bash_profile
index 6069f7d9bd..2cc6cb2f47 100644
--- a/dist/ami/files/.bash_profile
+++ b/dist/ami/files/.bash_profile
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ else
 	fi
 fi
 echo -n "    "
-/usr/lib/scylla/scylla_ec2_check
+/usr/lib/scylla/scylla_ec2_check --nic eth0
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
     echo
 fi
diff --git a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_ec2_check b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_ec2_check
index 26968b0fde..2e6677d2dc 100755
--- a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_ec2_check
+++ b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_ec2_check
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 . /usr/lib/scylla/scylla_lib.sh
 
+print_usage() {
+    echo "scylla_ec2_check --nic eth0"
+    echo "  --nic   specify NIC"
+    exit 1
+}
+
 get_en_interface_type() {
     TYPE=`curl -s http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-type|cut -d . -f 1`
     SUBTYPE=`curl -s http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-type|cut -d . -f 2`
@@ -18,7 +24,7 @@ get_en_interface_type() {
 }
 
 is_vpc_enabled() {
-    MAC=`cat /sys/class/net/eth0/address`
+    MAC=`cat /sys/class/net/$1/address`
     VPC_AVAIL=`curl -s http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/network/interfaces/macs/$MAC/|grep vpc-id`
     [ -n "$VPC_AVAIL" ]
 }
@@ -27,9 +33,27 @@ if ! is_ec2; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    print_usage
+fi
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        "--nic")
+            verify_args $@
+            NIC="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if ! is_valid_nic $NIC; then
+    echo "NIC $NIC doesn't exist."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 TYPE=`curl -s http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-type`
 EN=`get_en_interface_type`
-DRIVER=`ethtool -i eth0|awk '/^driver:/ {print $2}'`
+DRIVER=`ethtool -i $NIC|awk '/^driver:/ {print $2}'`
 if [ "$EN" = "" ]; then
     tput setaf 1
     tput bold
@@ -39,7 +63,7 @@ if [ "$EN" = "" ]; then
     echo "More documentation available at: "
     echo "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/enhanced-networking.html#enabling_enhanced_networking"
     exit 1
-elif ! is_vpc_enabled; then
+elif ! is_vpc_enabled $NIC; then
     tput setaf 1
     tput bold
     echo "VPC is not enabled!"
diff --git a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_lib.sh b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_lib.sh
index 91187dba3a..202ec9803c 100644
--- a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_lib.sh
+++ b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_lib.sh
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ create_perftune_conf() {
     /usr/lib/scylla/perftune.py --tune net --nic "$nic" $mode --dump-options-file > /etc/scylla.d/perftune.yaml
 }
 
+is_valid_nic() {
+    [ -d /sys/class/net/$1 ]
+}
+
 . /etc/os-release
 if is_debian_variant || is_gentoo_variant; then
     SYSCONFIG=/etc/default
diff --git a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_setup b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_setup
index 4327abfb11..a76260437f 100755
--- a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_setup
+++ b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_setup
@@ -39,6 +39,27 @@ print_usage() {
     exit 1
 }
 
+interactive_choose_nic() {
+    NICS=$(for i in /sys/class/net/*;do nic=`basename $i`; if [ "$nic" != "lo" ]; then echo $nic; fi; done)
+    NR_NICS=`echo $NICS|wc -w`
+    if [ $NR_NICS -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "NIC not found."
+        exit 1
+    elif [ $NR_NICS -eq 1 ]; then
+        NIC=$NICS
+    else
+        echo "Please select NIC from following list: "
+        while true; do
+            echo $NICS
+            echo -n "> "
+            read NIC
+            if is_valid_nic $NIC; then
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+    fi
+}
+
 interactive_ask_service() {
     echo $1
     echo $2
@@ -125,6 +146,7 @@ run_setup_script() {
     return 0
 }
 
+NIC="eth0"
 AMI=0
 SET_NIC=0
 DEV_MODE=0
@@ -265,7 +287,8 @@ if is_ec2; then
         EC2_CHECK=$?
     fi
     if [ $EC2_CHECK -eq 1 ]; then
-        /usr/lib/scylla/scylla_ec2_check
+        interactive_choose_nic
+        /usr/lib/scylla/scylla_ec2_check --nic $NIC
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -452,24 +475,6 @@ if [ $INTERACTIVE -eq 1 ]; then
     interactive_ask_service "Do you want to setup sysconfig?" "Answer yes to do system wide configuration customized for Scylla. Answer no to do nothing." "yes" &&:
     SYSCONFIG_SETUP=$?
     if [ $SYSCONFIG_SETUP -eq 1 ]; then
-        NICS=$(for i in /sys/class/net/*;do nic=`basename $i`; if [ "$nic" != "lo" ]; then echo $nic; fi; done)
-        NR_NICS=`echo $NICS|wc -w`
-        if [ $NR_NICS -eq 0 ]; then
-            echo "NIC not found."
-            exit 1
-        elif [ $NR_NICS -eq 1 ]; then
-            NIC=$NICS
-        else
-            echo "Please select NIC from following list: "
-            while true; do
-                echo $NICS
-                echo -n "> "
-                read NIC
-                if [ -e /sys/class/net/$NIC ]; then
-                    break
-                fi
-            done
-        fi
         interactive_ask_service "Do you want to optimize NIC queue settings?" "Answer yes to enable network card optimization and improve performance. Answer no to skip this optimization." "yes" &&:
         SET_NIC=$?
     fi
@@ -479,6 +484,7 @@ if [ $SYSCONFIG_SETUP -eq 1 ]; then
     if [ $SET_NIC -eq 1 ]; then
         SETUP_ARGS="--setup-nic"
     fi
+    interactive_choose_nic
     run_setup_script "NIC queue" /usr/lib/scylla/scylla_sysconfig_setup --nic $NIC $SETUP_ARGS
 fi