diff --git a/addDroplet.go b/addDroplet.go
index df60113..ff919b4 100644
--- a/addDroplet.go
+++ b/addDroplet.go
@@ -241,21 +241,25 @@ func updateNetwork(d *DropletT, domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain) (*pb.Event, error) {
 			// fmt.Printf("source: %+v\n", iface.Source)
 			hwaddr = iface.MAC.Address
 		}
-			if iface.Source == nil {
-				fmt.Printf("non-standard network: %+v\n", iface)
-				return nil, errors.New("non-standard network")
-			}
+		if iface.Source == nil {
+			fmt.Printf("non-standard network: %+v\n", iface)
+			return nil, errors.New("non-standard network")
+		}
 
-			if iface.Source.Bridge == nil {
-				fmt.Printf("non-standard network: %+v\n", iface)
-				return nil, errors.New("bridge is blank nil and no mac address")
-			}
-			if iface.Source.Bridge.Bridge == "" {
-				return nil, errors.New("bridge is blank and no mac address")
-			}
-			// log.Info("network has bridge:", iface.Source.Bridge.Bridge)
-			brname = iface.Source.Bridge.Bridge
-			hwaddr = "generate"
+		if iface.Source.Bridge == nil {
+			fmt.Printf("non-standard network: %+v\n", iface)
+			return nil, errors.New("bridge is blank nil and no mac address")
+		}
+		if iface.Source.Bridge.Bridge == "" {
+			return nil, errors.New("bridge is blank and no mac address")
+		}
+		// log.Info("network has bridge:", iface.Source.Bridge.Bridge)
+		brname = iface.Source.Bridge.Bridge
+		if hwaddr == "" {
+			hwaddr = "generate " + domcfg.Name
+			log.Info("need to generate mac addr for bridge:", brname)
+			// return nil, errors.New("need to generate mac addr for bridge: " + brname)
+		}
 		macs[hwaddr] = brname
 	}