diff --git a/tests/integration/api_network_test.py b/tests/integration/api_network_test.py
index 070282d24..16f39f84c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_network_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/api_network_test.py
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ def test_connect_with_mac_address(self):
 
         container = self.client.create_container(TEST_IMG, 'top')
         self.tmp_containers.append(container)
+        self.client.start(container)
 
         self.client.connect_container_to_network(
             container, net_name, mac_address='02:42:ac:11:00:02'