diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/nova/libvirt.pp b/manifests/profile/base/nova/libvirt.pp
index 44cbc360c..f58d08d5c 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/nova/libvirt.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/nova/libvirt.pp
@@ -55,11 +55,15 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::nova::libvirt (
       libvirtd_config => merge($libvirtd_config_default, $libvirtd_config)
     }
 
-    file { ['/etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart/default.xml',
-      '/etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml']:
-      ensure  => absent,
-      require => Package['libvirt'],
-      before  => Service['libvirt'],
+    # This removal of files in /etc/libvirt/qemu should not happen inside containers
+    # Avoids LP#1819482
+    if ! ($::uuid == 'docker' or $::deployment_type == 'containers') {
+      file { ['/etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart/default.xml',
+              '/etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml']:
+        ensure  => absent,
+        require => Package['libvirt'],
+        before  => Service['libvirt'],
+      }
     }
 
     # in case libvirt has been already running before the Puppet run, make