diff --git a/scripts/Common/Config/Virtual Machine Manager/install.sh b/scripts/Common/Config/Virtual Machine Manager/install.sh
index ce5b7aca..152ab664 100755
--- a/scripts/Common/Config/Virtual Machine Manager/install.sh	
+++ b/scripts/Common/Config/Virtual Machine Manager/install.sh	
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 sudo usermod -aG libvirt "$USER";
 sudo virsh net-autostart default;
-sudo virsh net-start default;
+
+if ! sudo virsh net-info default | grep "^Active:\s*yes$" > /dev/null;
+then
+    sudo virsh net-start default;
+fi;