diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/cleanup.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/cleanup.sh
index 701d8d84000..3b1d4bf9f88 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/cleanup.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/cleanup.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,3 @@ echo "cleaning up udev rules"
 rm /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
 rm -rf /dev/.udev/
 rm /lib/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules
-
-echo "Adding a 2 sec delay to the interface up, to make the dhclient happy"
-echo "pre-up sleep 2" >> /etc/network/interfaces
-
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/configure_networking.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/configure_networking.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eca0d5c1c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/configure_networking.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+echo "Adding a 2 sec delay to the interface up, to make the dhclient happy"
+echo "pre-up sleep 2" >> /etc/network/interfaces
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/definition.rb b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/definition.rb
index de776f38bfb..d1aeb28972e 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/definition.rb
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/definition.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Veewee::Definition.declare({
     "configure_grub.sh",
     "postinstall.sh",
     "cleanup.sh",
+    "configure_networking.sh",
     "zerodisk.sh"
   ],
   :postinstall_timeout => "10000"
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/cleanup.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/cleanup.sh
index 701d8d84000..3b1d4bf9f88 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/cleanup.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/cleanup.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,3 @@ echo "cleaning up udev rules"
 rm /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
 rm -rf /dev/.udev/
 rm /lib/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules
-
-echo "Adding a 2 sec delay to the interface up, to make the dhclient happy"
-echo "pre-up sleep 2" >> /etc/network/interfaces
-
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/configure_networking.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/configure_networking.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eca0d5c1c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/configure_networking.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+echo "Adding a 2 sec delay to the interface up, to make the dhclient happy"
+echo "pre-up sleep 2" >> /etc/network/interfaces
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/definition.rb b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/definition.rb
index d2e25df2d53..21210f06ec8 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/definition.rb
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/definition.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Veewee::Definition.declare({
     "configure_grub.sh",
     "postinstall.sh",
     "cleanup.sh",
+    "configure_networking.sh",
     "zerodisk.sh"
   ],
   :postinstall_timeout => "10000"