diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 01aab14..435aa3f 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -356,10 +356,12 @@ class murano(
     }
     murano_config {
       'networking/external_network': value => $external_network;
+      'networking/driver': value => 'neutron';
     }
   } else {
     murano_config {
       'networking/external_network': ensure => 'absent';
+      'networking/driver': value => 'nova';
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/network-driver-0ec3f27e3932f566.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/network-driver-0ec3f27e3932f566.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58fbaa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/network-driver-0ec3f27e3932f566.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Networking driver now explicitly set based on $use_neutron setting.
diff --git a/spec/classes/murano_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/murano_init_spec.rb
index c440ee6..9ab4e56 100644
--- a/spec/classes/murano_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/murano_init_spec.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ describe 'murano' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_murano_config('rabbitmq/ssl').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
 
     it { is_expected.to contain_murano_config('networking/default_dns').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
+    it { is_expected.to contain_murano_config('networking/driver').with_value('nova') }
 
     it { is_expected.to contain_murano_config('keystone_authtoken/auth_uri').with_value('http://127.0.0.1:5000') }
     it { is_expected.to contain_murano_config('keystone_authtoken/admin_user').with_value('murano') }
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ describe 'murano' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_murano_config('networking/router_name').with_value('murano-router') }
     it { is_expected.to contain_murano_config('networking/create_router').with_value(true) }
     it { is_expected.to contain_murano_config('networking/default_dns').with_value('["8.8.8.8"]') }
+    it { is_expected.to contain_murano_config('networking/driver').with_value('neutron') }
 
     it { is_expected.to contain_murano_config('ssl/cert_file').with_value('/etc/murano/murano.crt') }
     it { is_expected.to contain_murano_config('ssl/key_file').with_value('/etc/murano/murano.key') }