diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index 1a49ee8..2b0f417 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ let
           -name ${vmName} \
           -machine q35 \
           -m 384 \
+          -netdev user,id=net0 \
+          -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0 \
           -kernel "${testPkgs.bender}/bender" \
           -initrd "${image}/image.elf" \
           $QEMU_OPTS \