diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/network_manager/refresh_parser.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/network_manager/refresh_parser.rb
index 0b53996d3..51e994f8f 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/network_manager/refresh_parser.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/network_manager/refresh_parser.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ def get_vapp_networks
 
       @ems.orchestration_stacks.each do |stack|
         fetch_network_configurations_for_vapp(stack.ems_ref).map do |net_conf|
+          # 'none' is special network placeholder that we must ignore
+          next if net_conf[:networkName] == 'none'
+
           $vcloud_log.debug("#{log_header} processing net_conf for vapp #{stack.ems_ref}: #{net_conf}")
           network_id = network_id_from_links(net_conf)
           $vcloud_log.debug("#{log_header} calculated vApp network id: #{network_id}")
diff --git a/spec/vcr_cassettes/manageiq/providers/vmware/network_manager/refresher.yml b/spec/vcr_cassettes/manageiq/providers/vmware/network_manager/refresher.yml
index 51c19ee21..6fcb67f94 100644
--- a/spec/vcr_cassettes/manageiq/providers/vmware/network_manager/refresher.yml
+++ b/spec/vcr_cassettes/manageiq/providers/vmware/network_manager/refresher.yml
@@ -9325,6 +9325,21 @@ http_interactions:
             <NetworkConfigSection href="https://VMWARE_CLOUD_HOST/api/vApp/vapp-a421d543-768d-4ae5-b7b0-48caeeaccd64/networkConfigSection/" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.networkConfigSection+xml" ovf:required="false">
                 <ovf:Info>The configuration parameters for logical networks</ovf:Info>
                 <Link rel="edit" href="https://VMWARE_CLOUD_HOST/api/vApp/vapp-a421d543-768d-4ae5-b7b0-48caeeaccd64/networkConfigSection/" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.networkConfigSection+xml"/>
+                <NetworkConfig networkName="none">
+                    <Description>This is a special place-holder used for disconnected network interfaces.</Description>
+                    <Configuration>
+                        <IpScopes>
+                            <IpScope>
+                                <IsInherited>false</IsInherited>
+                                <Gateway>196.254.254.254</Gateway>
+                                <Netmask>255.255.0.0</Netmask>
+                                <Dns1>196.254.254.254</Dns1>
+                            </IpScope>
+                        </IpScopes>
+                        <FenceMode>isolated</FenceMode>
+                    </Configuration>
+                    <IsDeployed>false</IsDeployed>
+                </NetworkConfig>
                 <NetworkConfig networkName="vApp network test 2">
                     <Link rel="repair" href="https://VMWARE_CLOUD_HOST/api/admin/network/e12c7b8c-ef85-4541-87e1-13218c7f1bd8/action/reset"/>
                     <Description></Description>