diff --git a/libpod/container_internal.go b/libpod/container_internal.go
index 8b96b3f62f..7403a216bd 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal.go
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ func (c *Container) refresh() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return c.refreshCNI()
 }
 
 // Remove conmon attach socket and terminal resize FIFO
diff --git a/libpod/container_internal_linux.go b/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
index e7b4b2b224..2636fdb6c8 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
@@ -1325,3 +1325,10 @@ func (c *Container) copyOwnerAndPerms(source, dest string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Teardown CNI config on refresh
+func (c *Container) refreshCNI() error {
+	// Let's try and delete any lingering network config...
+	podNetwork := c.runtime.getPodNetwork(c.ID(), c.config.Name, "", c.config.Networks, c.config.PortMappings, c.config.StaticIP)
+	return c.runtime.netPlugin.TearDownPod(podNetwork)
+}
diff --git a/libpod/container_internal_unsupported.go b/libpod/container_internal_unsupported.go
index 6fa19a778c..05a587c594 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal_unsupported.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal_unsupported.go
@@ -40,3 +40,7 @@ func (c *Container) restore(ctx context.Context, options ContainerCheckpointOpti
 func (c *Container) copyOwnerAndPerms(source, dest string) error {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (c *Container) refreshCNI() error {
+	return define.ErrNotImplemented
+}