diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/netplan.yml b/roles/network/tasks/netplan.yml
index a341c2622..8af6b807c 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/netplan.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/netplan.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
   register: netplan
   #ignore_errors: True # pre 17.10 doesn't use netplan
 
-# 2022-07-23
-- name: Default to False
+# 2022-07-23: PR #3319 "Ubuntu variants [all] use NetworkManager as the backend
+# for use with netplan and ship with systemd-networkd present but disabled"
+- name: "Force default 'systemd_networkd_active: False' -- nec b/c network/default/main.yml is omitted when 1-prep directly invokes network/tasks/install.yml"
   set_fact:
     systemd_networkd_active: False