diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/enable_services.yml b/roles/network/tasks/enable_services.yml
index f6686de3d..2991a0c58 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/enable_services.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/enable_services.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
 #- debug:
 #    var: nd_dir
 
+# networkd-dispatcher not enabled for is_linuxmint https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/3278
+# might need the same dispatcher treatment using networkmanager-dispatcher to bring up dnsmasq or look at dnsmasq-iiab
 - name: To restart dnsmasq whenever br0 comes up, install /etc/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/dnsmasq.sh from template (if isn't Appliance, and directory /etc/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d exists, i.e. OS's like Ubuntu 18.04 or later) (root:root by default)
   template:
     src: roles/network/templates/network/dnsmasq.sh.j2
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@
   #when: dnsmasq_install and dnsmasq_enabled and nd_enabled is defined and nd_enabled.stdout == "enabled" and nd_dir.stat.exists and nd_dir.stat.isdir and (iiab_network_mode != "Appliance")
   #when: dnsmasq_install and dnsmasq_enabled and systemd_out.status.UnitFileState == "enabled" and networkd_dir.stat.exists and networkd_dir.stat.isdir and (iiab_network_mode != "Appliance")
 
-- name: Remove /etc/dnsmasq.d/iiab.conf, when not dnsmasq_enabled or is Appliance
+- name: Remove /etc/dnsmasq.d/iiab.conf, when is Appliance
   file:
     path: /etc/dnsmasq.d/iiab.conf
     state: absent
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/hostapd.yml b/roles/network/tasks/hostapd.yml
index 3b9231a86..0bae7b20f 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/hostapd.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/hostapd.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
   systemd:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     enabled: no
-    daemon_reload: yes    
+    daemon_reload: yes
   with_items:
     - iiab-clone-wifi.service
     - iiab-wifi-test.service
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/install.yml b/roles/network/tasks/install.yml
index 394286c32..08ddb9113 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/install.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   package:
     name: networkd-dispatcher    # 15kB download: Dispatcher service for systemd-networkd connection status changes
     state: present
-  when: not is_raspbian
+  when: not is_raspbian or not is_linuxmint
 
 # 2021-07-27 from @jvonau: 3 apt packages BELOW (iw, rfkill, wireless-tools)
 # are provided by RasPiOS.  Ubuntu|Debian on the other hand are hit or miss:
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml b/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
index 66281973d..3c0b3d875 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
@@ -77,3 +77,4 @@
     state: restarted
     enabled: yes
     masked: no
+  when: not is_linuxmint