diff --git a/affine/deploy.sh b/affine/deploy.sh
index 29b2589..17c4a53 100755
--- a/affine/deploy.sh
+++ b/affine/deploy.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ for container in "${containers[@]}"; do
 fi
 done
 
+if ! podman network exists $NETWORK; then
+  podman network create $NETWORK
+
 mkdir -p ./systemd-units
 mkdir -p $DB_DATA_LOCATION
 mkdir -p $UPLOAD_LOCATION