diff --git a/needles/anaconda/network/rocky-anaconda_network_connected-20211121.json b/needles/anaconda/network/rocky-anaconda_network_connected-20211121.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..585183f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/network/rocky-anaconda_network_connected-20211121.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 38,
+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 42,
+      "xpos": 719,
+      "ypos": 339
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "ENV-DISTRI-rocky",
+    "anaconda_network_connected"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/network/rocky-anaconda_network_connected-20211121.png b/needles/anaconda/network/rocky-anaconda_network_connected-20211121.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7547af15
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diff --git a/templates.fif.json b/templates.fif.json
index d3083e84..b28c85aa 100644
--- a/templates.fif.json
+++ b/templates.fif.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
             "distri": "rocky",
             "flavor": "boot-iso",
             "settings": {
+                "GRUB": "ip=dhcp",
                 "+QEMURAM": 3072,
                 "TEST_TARGET": "ISO"
             },
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
             "distri": "rocky",
             "flavor": "boot-iso",
             "settings": {
+                "GRUB": "ip=dhcp",
                 "+QEMURAM": 3072,
                 "TEST_TARGET": "ISO"
             },
diff --git a/tests/_anaconda_network_enable.pm b/tests/_anaconda_network_enable.pm
index e31769d4..990162c5 100644
--- a/tests/_anaconda_network_enable.pm
+++ b/tests/_anaconda_network_enable.pm
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ sub run {
     # Anaconda hub
     assert_screen "anaconda_main_hub", 300; #
 
+    if (check_screen ["anaconda_network_connected"], 60) {
+        # network is connected already, we're done
+        return;
+    }
+
     assert_and_click "anaconda_main_hub_network_host_name_not_connected";
     assert_and_click "anaconda_network_connect";