diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 778205027e5..1195ba0d1de 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -8322,6 +8322,10 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements UserVmManager, Vir
      */
     protected void updateVmNetwork(AssignVMCmd cmd, Account caller, UserVmVO vm, Account newAccount, VirtualMachineTemplate template)
             throws InsufficientCapacityException, ResourceAllocationException {
+        if (cmd.isSkipNetwork()) {
+            logger.trace("Skipping network update for {} as per command parameter.", vm);
+            return;
+        }
 
         logger.trace("Updating network for VM [{}].", vm);