diff --git a/bundles/dhcpd/items.py b/bundles/dhcpd/items.py
index f3d7125..f6c09f4 100644
--- a/bundles/dhcpd/items.py
+++ b/bundles/dhcpd/items.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ files = {
     '/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf': {
         'content_type': 'mako',
         'context': {
-            'dhcp_config': node.metadata.get('dhcpd'),
+            'dhcp_config': node.metadata['dhcpd'],
         },
         'needs': {
             'pkg_apt:isc-dhcp-server'
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ files = {
     '/etc/default/isc-dhcp-server': {
         'content_type': 'mako',
         'context': {
-            'listen_interfaces': node.metadata.get('dhcpd', {}).get('listen_interfaces'),
+            # Set by our own metadata reactor. Guaranteed to exist.
+            'listen_interfaces': node.metadata['dhcpd']['listen_interfaces'],
         },
         'needs': {
             'pkg_apt:isc-dhcp-server'
diff --git a/bundles/dhcpd/metadata.py b/bundles/dhcpd/metadata.py
index 4c8e551..5712ead 100644
--- a/bundles/dhcpd/metadata.py
+++ b/bundles/dhcpd/metadata.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def get_static_allocations(metadata):
 def get_listen_interfaces(metadata):
     listen_interfaces = []
     for identfier, subnet in node.metadata.get('dhcpd/subnets', {}).items():
-        listen_interfaces.append(subnet.get('interface'))
+        listen_interfaces.append(subnet['interface'])
 
     return {
         'dhcpd': {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def get_listen_interfaces(metadata):
 def iptables(metadata):
     iptables = set()
     for identfier, subnet in node.metadata.get('dhcpd/subnets', {}).items():
-        iptables.add('iptables -A INPUT -i {} -p udp --dport 67:68 -j ACCEPT'.format(subnet.get('interface')))
+        iptables.add('iptables -A INPUT -i {} -p udp --dport 67:68 -j ACCEPT'.format(subnet['interface']))
 
     return {
         'iptables': {