diff --git a/salt/docker/init.sls b/salt/docker/init.sls
index fac4cad31..fa8f98567 100644
--- a/salt/docker/init.sls
+++ b/salt/docker/init.sls
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ dockerreserveports:
     - source: salt://common/files/99-reserved-ports.conf
     - name: /etc/sysctl.d/99-reserved-ports.conf
 
-# If this network doesn't already exist
-{% if not salt['docker.networks'](names='sobridge') %}
 sos_docker_net:
   docker_network.present:
     - name: sobridge
@@ -119,4 +117,4 @@ sos_docker_net:
         com.docker.network.bridge.enable_ip_masquerade: 'true'
         com.docker.network.bridge.enable_icc: 'true'
         com.docker.network.bridge.host_binding_ipv4: '0.0.0.0'
-{% endif %}
+    - unless: ip l | grep sobridge