diff --git a/net/gce.sh b/net/gce.sh
index 2bfa4ea720..8f80dfba18 100755
--- a/net/gce.sh
+++ b/net/gce.sh
@@ -411,8 +411,9 @@ $(
     install-earlyoom.sh \
     install-libssl-compatability.sh \
     install-rsync.sh \
-    update-default-cuda.sh \
     network-config.sh \
+    remove-docker-interface.sh \
+    update-default-cuda.sh \
 
 )
 
diff --git a/net/scripts/remove-docker-interface.sh b/net/scripts/remove-docker-interface.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f5dad80322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/scripts/remove-docker-interface.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash -ex
+#
+# Some instances have docker running and docker0 network interface confuses
+# gossip and airdrops fail.  As a workaround for now simply remove the docker0
+# interface
+#
+
+[[ $(uname) = Linux ]] || exit 1
+[[ $USER = root ]] || exit 1
+
+ip link delete docker0