diff --git a/src/devx/molecule/start_docker.py b/src/devx/molecule/start_docker.py
index dcba628..1e73879 100644
--- a/src/devx/molecule/start_docker.py
+++ b/src/devx/molecule/start_docker.py
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ def start_docker_daemon(timeout: int = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) -> bool:
             "vfs",
             "--data-root",
             docker_data_root,
+            "--iptables=false",
             "-H",
             f"unix://{local_sock}",
         ],