diff --git a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_node/test_overcloud_node.py b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_node/test_overcloud_node.py
index 533aca898..d58b9f131 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_node/test_overcloud_node.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_node/test_overcloud_node.py
@@ -911,7 +911,6 @@ class TestExtractProvisionedNode(test_utils.TestCommand):
             'parameters': {
                 'ComputeHostnameFormat': '%stackname%-novacompute-%index%',
                 'ControllerHostnameFormat': '%stackname%-controller-%index%',
-                'ComputeNetworkConfigTemplate': 'templates/compute.j2',
                 'ControllerNetworkConfigTemplate': 'templates/controller.j2'
             },
             'outputs': [{
@@ -1085,7 +1084,7 @@ class TestExtractProvisionedNode(test_utils.TestCommand):
                 'network_config': {'network_config_update': False,
                                    'physical_bridge_name': 'br-ex',
                                    'public_interface_name': 'nic1',
-                                   'template': 'templates/compute.j2'},
+                                   'template': None},
                 'networks': [{'network': 'ctlplane',
                               'vif': True},
                              {'network': 'internal_api',
@@ -1126,7 +1125,11 @@ class TestExtractProvisionedNode(test_utils.TestCommand):
         }], yaml.safe_load(result))
 
         with open(self.extract_file.name) as f:
-            self.assertEqual(yaml.safe_load(result), yaml.safe_load(f))
+            file_content = f.read()
+        self.assertEqual(yaml.safe_load(result), yaml.safe_load(file_content))
+        self.assertIn('# WARNING: No network config found for role Compute. '
+                      'Please edit the file and set the path to the correct '
+                      'network config template.\n', file_content)
 
     def test_extract_ips_from_pool(self):
         stack = mock.Mock()
@@ -1164,7 +1167,7 @@ class TestExtractProvisionedNode(test_utils.TestCommand):
                 'network_config': {'network_config_update': False,
                                    'physical_bridge_name': 'br-ex',
                                    'public_interface_name': 'nic1',
-                                   'template': 'templates/compute.j2'},
+                                   'template': None},
                 'networks': [{'network': 'ctlplane',
                               'vif': True},
                              {'network': 'internal_api',
diff --git a/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_node.py b/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_node.py
index e1d4dfe80..f4471457b 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_node.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_node.py
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ class ExtractProvisionedNode(command.Command):
                 hostname_node_map[hostname] = node.name
 
         data = []
+        warnings = []
         for role_name, entries in host_vars.items():
             role_count = len(entries)
 
@@ -601,6 +602,11 @@ class ExtractProvisionedNode(command.Command):
             net_conf = defaults['network_config'] = {}
             net_conf['template'] = parameters.get(
                 role_name + 'NetworkConfigTemplate')
+            if net_conf['template'] is None:
+                warnings.append(
+                    'WARNING: No network config found for role {}. Please '
+                    'edit the file and set the path to the correct network '
+                    'config template.'.format(role_name))
 
             if parameters.get(role_name + 'NetworkDeploymentActions'):
                 network_deployment_actions = parameters.get(
@@ -662,6 +668,11 @@ class ExtractProvisionedNode(command.Command):
                         datetime.datetime.now().isoformat())
         file_data.write('#   openstack %s\n#\n\n' %
                         ' '.join(self.app.command_options))
+        # Write any warnings in the file header
+        for warning in warnings:
+            file_data.write('# {}\n'.format(warning))
+        if warnings:
+            file_data.write(('#\n\n'))
         # Write the data
         if data:
             yaml.dump(data, file_data, RoleDataDumper, width=120,