diff --git a/src/platform.js b/src/platform.js
index 6fb6d1615..96e976bd5 100644
--- a/src/platform.js
+++ b/src/platform.js
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ async function start(options) {
 
     for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 5; attempt++) {
         try {
-            if (existingInfra.version !== infra.version) await removeAllContainers();
+            if (existingInfra.version !== infra.version) {
+                await removeAllContainers();
+                await createDockerNetwork();
+            }
             if (existingInfra.version === 'none') await volumes.mountAll(); // when restoring, mount all volumes
-            await createDockerNetwork();
             await markApps(existingInfra, options); // mark app state before we start addons. this gives the db import logic a chance to mark an app as errored
             await services.startServices(existingInfra);
             await fs.promises.writeFile(paths.INFRA_VERSION_FILE, JSON.stringify(infra, null, 4));