diff --git a/cmd/dnet/dnet.go b/cmd/dnet/dnet.go
index 17a1fa7..6b2a526 100644
--- a/cmd/dnet/dnet.go
+++ b/cmd/dnet/dnet.go
@@ -185,17 +185,22 @@ func createDefaultNetwork(c libnetwork.NetworkController) {
 		// Bridge driver is special due to legacy reasons
 		if d == "bridge" {
 			genericOption[netlabel.GenericData] = map[string]interface{}{
-				"BridgeName": nw,
+				"BridgeName":    "docker0",
+				"DefaultBridge": "true",
 			}
 			createOptions = append(createOptions,
 				libnetwork.NetworkOptionGeneric(genericOption),
 				ipamOption(nw))
 		}
 
-		if _, err := c.NetworkByName(nw); err == nil {
-			logrus.Debugf("Default network %s already present", nw)
-			return
+		if n, err := c.NetworkByName(nw); err == nil {
+			logrus.Debugf("Default network %s already present. Deleting it", nw)
+			if err = n.Delete(); err != nil {
+				logrus.Debugf("Network could not be deleted: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
 		}
+
 		_, err := c.NewNetwork(d, nw, createOptions...)
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Errorf("Error creating default network : %s : %v", nw, err)
diff --git a/test/integration/dnet/bridge.bats b/test/integration/dnet/bridge.bats
index ac07e9b..510b58e 100644
--- a/test/integration/dnet/bridge.bats
+++ b/test/integration/dnet/bridge.bats
@@ -49,6 +49,21 @@ function test_single_network_connectivity() {
     test_single_network_connectivity bridge 3
 }
 
+@test "Test default network dnet restart" {
+    skip_for_circleci
+
+    echo $(docker ps)
+
+    for iter in `seq 1 2`;
+    do
+	test_single_network_connectivity bridge 3
+	if [ "$iter" -eq 1 ]; then
+	    docker restart dnet-1-bridge
+	    sleep 5
+	fi
+    done
+}
+
 @test "Test bridge network" {
     skip_for_circleci
 
@@ -67,8 +82,10 @@ function test_single_network_connectivity() {
     for iter in `seq 1 2`;
     do
 	test_single_network_connectivity singlehost 3
-	docker restart dnet-1-bridge
-	sleep 2
+	if [ "$iter" -eq 1 ]; then
+	    docker restart dnet-1-bridge
+	    sleep 5
+	fi
     done
 
     dnet_cmd $(inst_id2port 1) network rm singlehost
@@ -84,12 +101,11 @@ function test_single_network_connectivity() {
     do
 	if [ "$iter" -eq 1 ]; then
 	    test_single_network_connectivity singlehost 3 skip
+	    docker restart dnet-1-bridge
+	    sleep 5
 	else
 	    test_single_network_connectivity singlehost 3
 	fi
-
-	docker restart dnet-1-bridge
-	sleep 5
     done
 
     dnet_cmd $(inst_id2port 1) network rm singlehost
diff --git a/test/integration/dnet/helpers.bash b/test/integration/dnet/helpers.bash
index 5a6a6e3..f97436e 100644
--- a/test/integration/dnet/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/integration/dnet/helpers.bash
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ EOF
 	   -v /usr/local/bin/runc:/usr/local/bin/runc \
 	   -w /go/src/github.com/docker/libnetwork \
 	   golang:1.4 ./cmd/dnet/dnet -d -D ${hopt} -c ${tomlfile}
-    sleep 2
+    sleep 3
 }
 
 function skip_for_circleci() {