diff --git a/roles/common/handlers/main.yml b/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
index 2272403c..184ceea6 100644
--- a/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,21 @@
 - name: flush routing cache
   shell: echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/flush
 
-- name: restart loopback
-  shell: ifdown lo:100 && ifup lo:100
-
 - name: restart loopback bsd
   shell: >
     ifconfig lo100 destroy || true &&
     ifconfig lo100 create &&
     ifconfig lo100 inet {{ local_service_ip }} netmask 255.255.255.255 &&
     ifconfig lo100 inet6 FCAA::1/64; echo $?
+
+- name: load dummy
+  modprobe:
+    name: dummy
+    state: present
+    params: 'numdummies=2'
+
+- name: add dummy
+  shell: ip link add dummy1 type dummy || /bin/true
+
+- name: restart dummy
+  shell: ifdown --force dummy1 && ifup dummy1
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/ubuntu.yml b/roles/common/tasks/ubuntu.yml
index b512af61..4ee2b346 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/ubuntu.yml
@@ -44,17 +44,33 @@
   tags:
     - cloud
 
-- name: Loopback for services configured
-  template: src=10-loopback-services.cfg.j2 dest=/etc/network/interfaces.d/10-loopback-services.cfg
-  notify:
-    - restart loopback
+- name: Use dummy module on startup
+  lineinfile: dest=/etc/modules-load.d/modules.conf line='dummy' state=present create=yes
   tags:
     - always
 
-- name: Loopback included into the network config
-  lineinfile: dest=/etc/network/interfaces line='source /etc/network/interfaces.d/10-loopback-services.cfg' state=present
+- name: Configure 2 dummies
+  lineinfile: dest=/etc/modprobe.d/dummy.conf line='options dummy numdummies=2' state=present create=yes
   notify:
-    - restart loopback
+    - load dummy
+  tags:
+    - always
+
+- name: Dummy interface for services configured
+  template: src=10-dummy-services.cfg.j2 dest=/etc/network/interfaces.d/10-dummy-services.cfg
+  notify:
+    - load dummy
+    - add dummy
+    - restart dummy
+  tags:
+    - always
+
+- name: Dummy interface included into the network config
+  lineinfile: dest=/etc/network/interfaces line='source /etc/network/interfaces.d/10-dummy-services.cfg' state=present
+  notify:
+    - load dummy
+    - add dummy
+    - restart dummy
   tags:
     - always
 
diff --git a/roles/common/templates/10-loopback-services.cfg.j2 b/roles/common/templates/10-dummy-services.cfg.j2
similarity index 65%
rename from roles/common/templates/10-loopback-services.cfg.j2
rename to roles/common/templates/10-dummy-services.cfg.j2
index 09f572de..f33e0d2d 100644
--- a/roles/common/templates/10-loopback-services.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/common/templates/10-dummy-services.cfg.j2
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-auto lo:100
-iface lo:100 inet static
+auto dummy1
+iface dummy1 inet static
 	address {{ local_service_ip }}
 	netmask 255.255.255.255
 
-iface lo:100 inet6 static
+iface dummy1 inet6 static
         address FCAA::1
         netmask 64
         autoconf 0