diff --git a/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml b/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml
index 13f6e200..027e8bfa 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_install_yum.yml
@@ -70,66 +70,6 @@
   tags:
     - lxc-directories
 
-- name: Drop post up script
-  copy:
-    content: |
-      #!/usr/bin/env bash
-      if [ "${DEVICE}" == "{{ lxc_net_bridge }}" ];then
-        if [ "{{ lxc_net_nat }}" == "True" ];then
-          /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage iptables-create
-          /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage dnsmasq-start || true
-        fi
-      fi
-    dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
-    owner: "root"
-    group: "root"
-    mode: "0755"
-  tags:
-    - lxc-post-up
-    - lxc_hosts-config
-
-- name: Drop post down script
-  copy:
-    content: |
-      #!/usr/bin/env bash
-      if [ "${DEVICE}" == "{{ lxc_net_bridge }}" ];then
-        if [ "{{ lxc_net_nat }}" == "True" ];then
-          /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage dnsmasq-stop
-          /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage iptables-remove
-        fi
-      fi
-    dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
-    owner: "root"
-    group: "root"
-    mode: "0755"
-  tags:
-    - lxc-post-down
-    - lxc_hosts-config
-
-- name: Create networking post-up data
-  lineinfile:
-    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    line: "{{ item.line }}"
-    insertbefore: "^exit\ 0$"
-  with_items:
-    - dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-post"
-      line: ". /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
-  tags:
-    - lxc-post-up
-    - lxc_hosts-config
-
-- name: Create networking post-down data
-  lineinfile:
-    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    line: "{{ item.line }}"
-    insertbefore: "^exit\ 0$"
-  with_items:
-    - dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-post"
-      line: ". /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
-  tags:
-    - lxc-post-down
-    - lxc_hosts-config
-
 - name: Enable lxc service
   service:
     name: lxc
diff --git a/tasks/lxc_install_zypper.yml b/tasks/lxc_install_zypper.yml
index 22d46bc2..29d32931 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_install_zypper.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_install_zypper.yml
@@ -69,42 +69,6 @@
     - lxc-apparmor
     - lxc_hosts-config
 
-- name: Drop post up script
-  copy:
-    content: |
-      #!/usr/bin/env bash
-      if [ "${1}" == "{{ lxc_net_bridge }}" ];then
-        if [ "{{ lxc_net_nat }}" == "True" ];then
-          /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage iptables-create
-          /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage dnsmasq-start || true
-        fi
-      fi
-    dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/ifup-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
-    owner: "root"
-    group: "root"
-    mode: "0755"
-  tags:
-    - lxc-post-up
-    - lxc_hosts-config
-
-- name: Drop post down script
-  copy:
-    content: |
-      #!/usr/bin/env bash
-      if [ "${1}" == "{{ lxc_net_bridge }}" ];then
-        if [ "{{ lxc_net_nat }}" == "True" ];then
-          /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage dnsmasq-stop
-          /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage iptables-remove
-        fi
-      fi
-    dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/ifdown-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
-    owner: "root"
-    group: "root"
-    mode: "0755"
-  tags:
-    - lxc-post-down
-    - lxc_hosts-config
-
 # NOTE(hwoarang) The newuidmap and newgidmap binaries do not have setuid bit
 # set and that causes lxc-2.X.X to fail. As such, make sure the files have
 # the correct mode.
diff --git a/tasks/lxc_net.yml b/tasks/lxc_net.yml
index cd7ce52b..ed5ce4df 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_net.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_net.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"
-    mode: "0644"
+    mode: "{{ item.mode | default('0644') }}"
   with_items: "{{ lxc_cached_network_interfaces }}"
   notify:
-    - Bring bridge up
+    - Restart bridge
   tags:
     - lxc-files
     - lxc-net
@@ -47,6 +47,24 @@
     - lxc-bridge
     - lxc-interfaces
 
+- name: Create networking post-up and post-down data for Red Hat
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    line: "{{ item.line }}"
+    insertbefore: "^exit\ 0$"
+  with_items:
+    - dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-post"
+      line: ". /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
+    - dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-post"
+      line: ". /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
+  when: ansible_os_family | lower == "redhat"
+  notify:
+    - Restart bridge
+  tags:
+    - lxc-post-up
+    - lxc-post-down
+    - lxc_hosts-config
+
 # NOTE(mhayden): There are ifup hooks that handle the customized LXC container
 # networking. Starting lxc-net will trample over these hooks and cause
 # networking issues for containers.
@@ -80,22 +98,6 @@
     - lxc-net
     - lxc-interfaces
 
-- name: Drop lxc net bridge - Debian
-  template:
-    src: "lxc-net-bridge.cfg.j2"
-    dest: "/etc/network/interfaces.d/lxc-net-bridge.cfg"
-    owner: "root"
-    group: "root"
-    mode: "0644"
-  when:
-    - ansible_os_family == "Debian"
-  notify:
-    - Restart bridge
-  tags:
-    - lxc-files
-    - lxc-net
-    - lxc-bridge
-
 # Check that the container bridge exists, if not bring it up
 - name: Check Container Bridge exists
   file:
diff --git a/templates/lxc-net-suseredhat-postdown.cfg.j2 b/templates/lxc-net-suseredhat-postdown.cfg.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45f4ec00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/lxc-net-suseredhat-postdown.cfg.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+if [ "{{ item.interface }}" == "{{ lxc_net_bridge }}" ];then
+  if [ "{{ lxc_net_nat }}" == "True" ];then
+    /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage dnsmasq-stop
+    /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage iptables-remove
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/templates/lxc-net-suseredhat-postup.cfg.j2 b/templates/lxc-net-suseredhat-postup.cfg.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b78e468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/lxc-net-suseredhat-postup.cfg.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+if [ "{{ item.interface }}" == "{{ lxc_net_bridge }}" ];then
+  if [ "{{ lxc_net_nat }}" == "True" ];then
+    /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage iptables-create
+    /usr/local/bin/lxc-system-manage dnsmasq-start || true
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index cdd6c3bb..13928de3 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ lxc_cache_distro_packages:
 lxc_cached_network_interfaces:
   - src: "lxc-net-redhat-bridge.cfg.j2"
     dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
+  - src: "lxc-net-suseredhat-postup.cfg.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
+    mode: "0755"
+    interface: "${DEVICE}"
+  - src: "lxc-net-suseredhat-postdown.cfg.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
+    mode: "0755"
+    interface: "${DEVICE}"
 
 lxc_container_default_interfaces: |
   DEVICE=eth0
diff --git a/vars/suse-42.yml b/vars/suse-42.yml
index ba58346e..a6cb4c3b 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ lxc_cache_distro_packages:
 lxc_cached_network_interfaces:
   - src: "lxc-net-suse-bridge.cfg.j2"
     dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
+  - src: "lxc-net-suseredhat-postup.cfg.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/ifup-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
+    mode: "0755"
+    interface: "${1}"
+  - src: "lxc-net-suseredhat-postdown.cfg.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/ifdown-post-{{ lxc_net_bridge }}"
+    mode: "0755"
+    interface: "${1}"
 
 lxc_container_default_interfaces: |
   STARTMODE=auto