diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/NM-debian.yml b/roles/network/tasks/NM-debian.yml
index ece7fa8cd..64ee8cb25 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/NM-debian.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/NM-debian.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@
     mode: 0600
   when: wan_ip != "dhcp"
 
+- name: Set systemd_networkd enabled
+  set_fact:
+    systemd_networkd_active: True
+  when: iiab_lan_iface == "br0"
+
+- name: Use systemd-networkd to handle br0
+  include_tasks: sysd-netd-debian.yml
+  when: iiab_lan_iface == "br0"
+
 - name: Reload systemd
   systemd:
     daemon_reload: yes
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/netplan.yml b/roles/network/tasks/netplan.yml
index b103f3331..afa33c3ce 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/netplan.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/netplan.yml
@@ -23,17 +23,19 @@
     - systemd-networkd-wait-online
   when: systemd_networkd_active
 
-- name: Unmask and enable the systemd-networkd service for br0
-  systemd:
-    name: systemd-networkd
-    enabled: yes
-    masked: no
-  when: network_manager_active and iiab_lan_iface == "br0"
+# Moved to NM-debian.yml 2020-12-07
+#- name: Unmask and enable the systemd-networkd service for br0
+#  systemd:
+#    name: systemd-networkd
+#    enabled: yes
+#    masked: no
+#  when: network_manager_active and iiab_lan_iface == "br0"
 
-- name: Ensure systemd-networkd gets enabled for br0
-  set_fact:
-    systemd_networkd_active: True
-  when: network_manager_active and iiab_lan_iface == "br0"
+# Moved to NM-debian.yml 2020-12-07
+#- name: Ensure systemd-networkd gets enabled for br0
+#  set_fact:
+#    systemd_networkd_active: True
+#  when: network_manager_active and iiab_lan_iface == "br0"
 
 # ICO will always set gui_static_wan_ip away from the default of 'unset' while
 # gui_static_wan turns dhcp on/off through wan_ip in computed_network and
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml b/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
index c334d6688..622663462 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
@@ -57,10 +57,19 @@
     state: started
   when: wifi_up_down and discovered_wireless_iface != "none"
 
-- name: Restart the systemd-networkd service
+- name: Enable & Restart systemd-networkd.service
   systemd:
     name: systemd-networkd
     state: restarted
+    enabled: yes
+    masked: no
+
+- name: Enable & Restart networkd-dispatcher.service
+  systemd:
+    name: networkd-dispatcher
+    state: restarted
+    enabled: yes
+    masked: no
 
 - name: Restart hostapd when WiFi is present but not when using WiFi as gateway with wifi_up_down False
   systemd: