diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 4ab5c0e2..d9f41a3d 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -997,9 +997,14 @@ setStaticIPv4() {
     # if an ifcfg config does not exists for the interface name, try the connection name via network manager
     if is_command nmcli && nmcli general status &> /dev/null; then
         CONNECTION_NAME=$(nmcli dev show "${PIHOLE_INTERFACE}" | grep 'GENERAL.CONNECTION' | cut -d: -f2 | sed 's/^System//' | xargs | tr ' ' '_')
-        if [[ -f "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-${CONNECTION_NAME}" ]];then
+        IFCFG_FILE=/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-${CONNECTION_NAME}
+        if [[ -f "${IFCFG_FILE}" ]];then
             # If it exists,
-            IFCFG_FILE=/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-${CONNECTION_NAME}
+            setIFCFG "${IFCFG_FILE}"
+            return 0
+        else
+            printf "  %b Warning: sysconfig network script not found. Creating ${IFCFG_FILE}\\n" "${INFO}"
+            touch "${IFCFG_FILE}"
             setIFCFG "${IFCFG_FILE}"
             return 0
         fi