diff --git a/PVE/OpenVZ.pm b/PVE/OpenVZ.pm
index 43ef2de1..6d4a7a9d 100644
--- a/PVE/OpenVZ.pm
+++ b/PVE/OpenVZ.pm
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ sub parse_netif {
 	    }
 	}
 	if ($d->{ifname}) {
-	    $d->{raw} = $data;
+	    $d->{mac} = PVE::Tools::random_ether_addr() if !$d->{mac};
+	    $d->{raw} = print_netif($d);
 	    $res->{$d->{ifname}} = $d;
 	} else {
 	    return undef;
@@ -381,6 +382,18 @@ sub parse_netif {
     return $res;
 }
 
+sub print_netif {
+    my $net = shift;
+
+    my $res = "ifname=$net->{ifname}";
+    $res .= ",mac=$net->{mac}" if $net->{mac};
+    $res .= ",host_ifname=$net->{host_ifname}" if $net->{host_ifname};
+    $res .= ",host_mac=$net->{host_mac}" if $net->{host_mac};
+    $res .= ",bridge=$net->{bridge}" if $net->{bridge};
+
+    return $res;
+}
+
 PVE::JSONSchema::register_format('pve-openvz-netif', \&verify_netif);
 sub verify_netif {
     my ($value, $noerr) = @_;
@@ -901,14 +914,17 @@ sub update_ovz_config {
 	my $newvalue = '';
 	foreach my $ifname (sort keys %$newif) {
 	    $newvalue .= ';' if $newvalue;
-	    $newvalue .= $ifname;
-	    $newvalue .= $newif->{$ifname}->{mac} ? ",$newif->{$ifname}->{mac}" : ',';
-	    $newvalue .= $newif->{$ifname}->{host_ifname} ? ",$newif->{$ifname}->{host_ifname}" : ',';
-	    $newvalue .= $newif->{$ifname}->{host_mac} ? ",$newif->{$ifname}->{host_mac}" : ',';
-	    $newvalue .= $newif->{$ifname}->{bridge} ? ",$newif->{$ifname}->{bridge}" : '';
+
+	    $newvalue .= print_netif($newif->{$ifname});
+
+	    my $ifadd = $ifname;
+	    $ifadd .= $newif->{$ifname}->{mac} ? ",$newif->{$ifname}->{mac}" : ',';
+	    $ifadd .= $newif->{$ifname}->{host_ifname} ? ",$newif->{$ifname}->{host_ifname}" : ',';
+	    $ifadd .= $newif->{$ifname}->{host_mac} ? ",$newif->{$ifname}->{host_mac}" : ',';
+	    $ifadd .= $newif->{$ifname}->{bridge} ? ",$newif->{$ifname}->{bridge}" : '';
 
 	    if (!$ifaces->{$ifname} || ($ifaces->{$ifname}->{raw} ne $newif->{$ifname}->{raw})) {
-		push @$changes, '--netif_add', $newvalue;
+		push @$changes, '--netif_add', $ifadd;
 	    }
 	}
 	$veconf->{netif}->{value} = $newvalue;
diff --git a/www/manager/openvz/CreateWizard.js b/www/manager/openvz/CreateWizard.js
index 1037d487..dcff8e55 100644
--- a/www/manager/openvz/CreateWizard.js
+++ b/www/manager/openvz/CreateWizard.js
@@ -219,8 +219,11 @@ Ext.define('PVE.openvz.CreateWizard', {
 			bridgesel
 		    ],
 		    onGetValues: function(values) {
-			delete values.networkmode;
-			return values;
+			if (values.networkmode === 'bridge') {
+			    return { netif: 'ifname=eth0,bridge=' + values.bridge };
+			} else {
+			    return { ip_address: values.ip_address };
+			}
 		    }
 		},
 		{