diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
index c72a7b69..0eeadd55 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ while ! grep NODENAME /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info; do
             ipconfig -d $MYIP::$MYGW:$MYNM::$NIC
             echo $NIC > /tmp/autodetectnic
         else
-            configure_networking
             while [ -z "$NIC" ]; do
+                configure_networking
                 for dsrv in $deploysrvs; do
                     if openssl s_client -connect $dsrv:443 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
                         deploysrvs=$dsrv