diff --git a/tripleoclient/heat_launcher.py b/tripleoclient/heat_launcher.py
index 7e303e8d6..8562c0491 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/heat_launcher.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/heat_launcher.py
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ class HeatContainerLauncher(HeatBaseLauncher):
 
         cmd = [
             'podman', 'run', '--rm',
+            '--net', 'host',
             '--user', self.user,
             '--volume', '%(conf)s:/etc/heat/heat.conf:Z' % {'conf':
                                                             self.config_file},
@@ -388,6 +389,7 @@ class HeatContainerLauncher(HeatBaseLauncher):
     def get_heat_uid(self):
         cmd = [
             'podman', 'run', '--rm',
+            '--net', 'host',
             self.all_container_image,
             'getent', 'passwd', self.user
         ]
@@ -402,6 +404,7 @@ class HeatContainerLauncher(HeatBaseLauncher):
     def get_heat_gid(self):
         cmd = [
             'podman', 'run', '--rm',
+            '--net', 'host',
             self.all_container_image,
             'getent', 'group', self.user
         ]
@@ -546,6 +549,7 @@ class HeatPodLauncher(HeatContainerLauncher):
         cmd = [
             'sudo', 'podman', 'run', '--rm',
             '--user', 'heat',
+            '--net', 'host',
             '--volume', '%(conf)s:/etc/heat/heat.conf:z' % {'conf':
                                                             self.config_file},
             '--volume', '%(inst_tmp)s:%(inst_tmp)s:z' % {'inst_tmp':
diff --git a/tripleoclient/tests/test_heat_launcher.py b/tripleoclient/tests/test_heat_launcher.py
index ac37b7603..ceee59da9 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/tests/test_heat_launcher.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/tests/test_heat_launcher.py
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ class TestHeatPodLauncher(base.TestCase):
             mock.call(['chcon', '-R', '-t', 'container_file_t', '-l', 's0',
                        mock.ANY]),
             mock.call(['sudo', 'podman', 'run', '--rm', '--user', 'heat',
-                       '--volume', mock.ANY, '--volume', mock.ANY,
-                       mock.ANY, 'heat-manage', 'db_sync'])
+                       '--net', 'host', '--volume', mock.ANY, '--volume',
+                       mock.ANY, mock.ANY, 'heat-manage', 'db_sync'])
         ]
         self.assertEqual(self.check_call.mock_calls, calls)
         self.assertFalse(mock_do_restore_db.called)
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ class TestHeatPodLauncher(base.TestCase):
         mock_db_exists.return_value = True
         launcher.heat_db_sync(restore_db=True)
         self.check_call.assert_called_once_with([
-            'sudo', 'podman', 'run', '--rm', '--user', 'heat', '--volume',
-            mock.ANY, '--volume', mock.ANY, mock.ANY, 'heat-manage', 'db_sync'
+            'sudo', 'podman', 'run', '--rm', '--user', 'heat', '--net', 'host',
+            '--volume', mock.ANY, '--volume', mock.ANY, mock.ANY,
+            'heat-manage', 'db_sync'
         ])
         self.assertTrue(mock_do_restore_db.called)
 
@@ -167,8 +168,8 @@ class TestHeatPodLauncher(base.TestCase):
             mock.call(['sudo', 'podman', 'exec', '-u', 'root', 'mysql',
                        'mysql', '-e', 'flush privileges;']),
             mock.call(['sudo', 'podman', 'run', '--rm', '--user', 'heat',
-                       '--volume', mock.ANY, '--volume', mock.ANY,
-                       mock.ANY, 'heat-manage', 'db_sync'])
+                       '--net', 'host', '--volume', mock.ANY, '--volume',
+                       mock.ANY, mock.ANY, 'heat-manage', 'db_sync'])
         ]
         self.assertEqual(self.check_call.mock_calls, calls)
         self.assertTrue(mock_do_restore_db.called)
@@ -189,8 +190,8 @@ class TestHeatPodLauncher(base.TestCase):
             mock.call(['sudo', 'podman', 'exec', '-u', 'root', 'mysql',
                        'mysql', '-e', 'flush privileges;']),
             mock.call(['sudo', 'podman', 'run', '--rm', '--user', 'heat',
-                       '--volume', mock.ANY, '--volume', mock.ANY,
-                       mock.ANY, 'heat-manage', 'db_sync'])
+                       '--net', 'host', '--volume', mock.ANY, '--volume',
+                       mock.ANY, mock.ANY, 'heat-manage', 'db_sync'])
         ]
         self.assertEqual(self.check_call.mock_calls, calls)
         self.assertFalse(mock_do_restore_db.called)