diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-ceph/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-ceph/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
index a40dbaa..268db92 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-ceph/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-ceph/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
    - sudo resolvconf -u
 
    # Prepare network connection
+   - sudo ifdown ens3
    - sudo ifup ens3
    #- sudo route add default gw {gateway} {interface_name}