diff --git a/client/allocrunner/networking_bridge_linux.go b/client/allocrunner/networking_bridge_linux.go
index 1c331bddd220..732dd85a783a 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/networking_bridge_linux.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/networking_bridge_linux.go
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ const nomadCNIConfigTemplate = `{
 	"cniVersion": "0.4.0",
 	"name": "nomad",
 	"plugins": [
+		{
+			"type": "loopback"
+		},
 		{
 			"type": "bridge",
 			"bridge": "%s",