diff --git a/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-coredns.tf.tmpl b/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-coredns.tf.tmpl
index 97c0d7011d..3dabd7d50e 100644
--- a/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-coredns.tf.tmpl
+++ b/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-coredns.tf.tmpl
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ resource "docker_container" "{{.DockerNetworkName}}-coredns" {
   restart  = "always"
   dns      = ["8.8.8.8"]
 
+  network_mode = "bridge"
   networks_advanced {
     name         = docker_network.{{.DockerNetworkName}}.name
     ipv4_address = "{{.IPAddress}}"
diff --git a/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-pause.tf.tmpl b/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-pause.tf.tmpl
index ef537f0352..37a1370c63 100644
--- a/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-pause.tf.tmpl
+++ b/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-pause.tf.tmpl
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ports {
 }
 {{- end }}
 
+network_mode = "bridge"
 {{- range .Node.Addresses }}
 networks_advanced {
   name         = docker_network.{{.DockerNetworkName}}.name
diff --git a/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-proxy.tf.tmpl b/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-proxy.tf.tmpl
index f4d7fe1d94..64e09743e1 100644
--- a/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-proxy.tf.tmpl
+++ b/testing/deployer/sprawl/internal/tfgen/templates/container-proxy.tf.tmpl
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ resource "docker_container" "{{.DockerNetworkName}}-forwardproxy" {
     internal = {{.InternalPort}}
   }
 
+  network_mode = "bridge"
   networks_advanced {
     name         = docker_network.{{.DockerNetworkName}}.name
     ipv4_address = "{{.IPAddress}}"