diff --git a/host_vars/fudiggity/network.yml b/host_vars/fudiggity/network.yml
index 6b2a60c..478832d 100644
--- a/host_vars/fudiggity/network.yml
+++ b/host_vars/fudiggity/network.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 network_interface: link1
-network_pci_path: pci-0000:04:00.0
+network_mac: 00:1b:21:3b:50:e2
 
 lan_ip: 192.168.2.1
 lan_gateway: 192.168.2.254
diff --git a/tasks/network.yml b/tasks/network.yml
index 8b57190..0696f3c 100644
--- a/tasks/network.yml
+++ b/tasks/network.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     - src: "templates/network/link1.network.j2"
       dest: "/etc/systemd/network/98-link1.network"
   notify:
-    - Restart systemd-networkd
-    - Regenerate initramfs # copies the files into the initramfs for when udev needs them
+    - restart systemd-networkd
+    - regenerate initramfs # copies the files into the initramfs for when udev needs them
 
 - name: Set hostname
   become: true
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     dest: "/etc/systemd/resolved.conf"
     mode: "0644"
     owner: root
-  notify: Restart systemd-resolved
+  notify: restart systemd-resolved
 
 - name: Copy firewall template
   become: true
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@
     group: root
     mode: "0644"
   notify:
-    - Restart nftables
-    - Restart docker service
+    - restart nftables
+    - restart docker service
diff --git a/templates/network/link1.link.j2 b/templates/network/link1.link.j2
index aba21de..5d1aaca 100644
--- a/templates/network/link1.link.j2
+++ b/templates/network/link1.link.j2
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
 [Match]
-Path={{ network_pci_path }}
+MACAddress={{ network_mac }}
 
 [Link]
 NamePolicy=
 Name={{ network_interface }}
-RequiredForOnline=routable
diff --git a/templates/network/link1.network.j2 b/templates/network/link1.network.j2
index 5d25807..fbd0b17 100644
--- a/templates/network/link1.network.j2
+++ b/templates/network/link1.network.j2
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 Name={{ network_interface }}
 
 [Network]
+Address={{ lan_ip }}/{{ lan_prefix }}
+Gateway={{ lan_gateway }}
+
 DNS={{ lan_dns }}
 DNSOverTLS=yes
 DNSSEC=yes
-DHCP=ipv4
 
+RequiredForOnline=routable
 IgnoreCarrierLoss=yes