diff --git a/libpod/boltdb_state_internal.go b/libpod/boltdb_state_internal.go
index 91164375b5..90420cc687 100644
--- a/libpod/boltdb_state_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/boltdb_state_internal.go
@@ -607,8 +607,6 @@ func (s *BoltState) addContainer(ctr *Container, pod *Pod) error {
 		if opts.InterfaceName == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("network interface name cannot be an empty string: %w", define.ErrInvalidArg)
 		}
-		// always add the short id as alias for docker compat
-		opts.Aliases = append(opts.Aliases, ctr.config.ID[:12])
 		optBytes, err := json.Marshal(opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("marshalling network options JSON for container %s: %w", ctr.ID(), err)
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_ctr.go b/libpod/runtime_ctr.go
index dcd0bd53e5..8c2583fea7 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_ctr.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_ctr.go
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ func (r *Runtime) setupContainer(ctx context.Context, ctr *Container) (_ *Contai
 					return nil, errors.New("failed to find free network interface name")
 				}
 			}
+			// always add the short id as alias for docker compat
+			opts.Aliases = append(opts.Aliases, ctr.config.ID[:12])
 
 			normalizeNetworks[netName] = opts
 		}
diff --git a/libpod/sqlite_state_internal.go b/libpod/sqlite_state_internal.go
index 7143978a3a..1aa39cbe1a 100644
--- a/libpod/sqlite_state_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/sqlite_state_internal.go
@@ -385,12 +385,6 @@ func (s *SQLiteState) rewriteContainerConfig(ctr *Container, newCfg *ContainerCo
 }
 
 func (s *SQLiteState) addContainer(ctr *Container) (defErr error) {
-	for net := range ctr.config.Networks {
-		opts := ctr.config.Networks[net]
-		opts.Aliases = append(opts.Aliases, ctr.config.ID[:12])
-		ctr.config.Networks[net] = opts
-	}
-
 	configJSON, err := json.Marshal(ctr.config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("marshalling container config json: %w", err)