diff --git a/salt/common/init.sls b/salt/common/init.sls
index 394057245..8ceafb40c 100644
--- a/salt/common/init.sls
+++ b/salt/common/init.sls
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ docker:
 #    - name: so-elastic-net
 #    - driver: bridge
 
+# dockernet work around
+dockernet:
+  cmd.script:
+    - source: salt://common/scripts/dockernet.sh
+    
+
 # Snag the so-core docker
 toosmooth/so-core:test2:
   docker_image.present
diff --git a/salt/common/scripts/dockernet.sh b/salt/common/scripts/dockernet.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a7fe8e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/common/scripts/dockernet.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+docker network create -d bridge so-elastic-net