diff --git a/test/kpod_exec.bats b/test/kpod_exec.bats
index d495b1687b..5396298d3e 100644
--- a/test/kpod_exec.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_exec.bats
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ function teardown() {
 }
 
 function setup() {
+    prepare_network_conf
     copy_images
 }