diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOracle.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOracle.py
index 3b7c345d353..520655bc5bb 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOracle.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOracle.py
@@ -182,37 +182,40 @@ def ds_detect() -> bool:
     def _get_data(self):
 
         self.system_uuid = _read_system_uuid()
-        nic_name = net.find_fallback_nic()
 
         # Test against both v1 and v2 metadata URLs
         connectivity_urls_data = [
             {
                 "url": IPV4_METADATA_PATTERN.format(
-                    version=1, path="instance"
+                    version=2, path="instance"
                 ),
+                "headers": V2_HEADERS,
             },
             {
                 "url": IPV4_METADATA_PATTERN.format(
-                    version=2, path="instance"
+                    version=1, path="instance"
                 ),
-                "headers": V2_HEADERS,
             },
         ]
 
+        ipv6_url_that_worked = check_ipv6_connectivity()
+        if ipv6_url_that_worked:
+            md_patterns = [IPV6_METADATA_PATTERN]
+        else:
+            md_patterns = [IPV4_METADATA_PATTERN]
+
         # if we have connectivity to imds, then skip ephemeral network setup
-        if self.perform_dhcp_setup:  # and not available_urls:
-            # TODO: ask james: this obviously fails on ipv6 single stack only
-            # is there a way to detect when we need this?
-            # would this only work/be needed if isci is being used?
-            # if so, could we just check for iscsi root and then do this?
+        if self.perform_dhcp_setup and not ipv6_url_that_worked:
+
+            nic_name = net.find_fallback_nic()
             try:
                 network_context = ephemeral.EphemeralIPNetwork(
                     distro=self.distro,
                     interface=nic_name,
-                    ipv6=True,
+                    ipv6=False,
                     ipv4=True,
                     connectivity_urls_data=connectivity_urls_data,
-                    ipv6_connectivity_check_callback=check_ipv6_connectivity,
+                    ipv6_connectivity_check_callback=None,
                 )
             except Exception:
                 network_context = util.nullcontext()
@@ -225,10 +228,6 @@ def _get_data(self):
         )
 
         with network_context:
-            if network_context.ipv6_reached_at_url:
-                md_patterns = [IPV6_METADATA_PATTERN]
-            else:
-                md_patterns = [IPV4_METADATA_PATTERN]
             fetched_metadata, url_that_worked = read_opc_metadata(
                 fetch_vnics_data=fetch_primary_nic or fetch_secondary_nics,
                 max_wait=self.url_max_wait,