diff --git a/kvm/start.sh b/kvm/start.sh
index 88868d8..753baae 100755
--- a/kvm/start.sh
+++ b/kvm/start.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ bridge link
 ip addr add dev virt0 172.20.0.1/16
 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 172.20.0.1/16 -j MASQUERADE
 
+# start the default networking
+virsh net-start default
+
 # start the virtlogd daemon
 exec virtlogd --daemon &