diff --git a/pkg/combustion/templates/03-configure-network.sh.tpl b/pkg/combustion/templates/03-configure-network.sh.tpl
index 22e6d85a..e30ab04c 100644
--- a/pkg/combustion/templates/03-configure-network.sh.tpl
+++ b/pkg/combustion/templates/03-configure-network.sh.tpl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-./nmc apply --config-dir {{ .ConfigDir }}
+# Use "|| true" in order to allow for DHCP configurations in cases where nmc fails
+./nmc apply --config-dir {{ .ConfigDir }} || true