diff --git a/scripts/dockerimages/scripts/network.sh b/scripts/dockerimages/scripts/network.sh
index 751f89f2..83f7ffb1 100755
--- a/scripts/dockerimages/scripts/network.sh
+++ b/scripts/dockerimages/scripts/network.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 /sbin/ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 dev lo
+/sbin/ip link set up dev lo
 udhcpc -i eth0