diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index d169cdc..2f4dac1 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -245,6 +245,21 @@ EOF
   }
 }
 
+resource "null_resource" "enable_custom_networking" {
+  count = var.handle_eni_configs ? 1 : 0
+  provisioner "local-exec" {
+    command = <<EOF
+aws eks update-addon \
+--region ${data.aws_region.current.name} \
+--cluster-name ${var.cluster_name} \
+--addon-name vpc-cni \
+--configuration-values '{"env": {"AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_CUSTOM_NETWORK_CFG": "true"}}' \
+--resolve-conflicts "OVERWRITE"
+
+EOF
+  }
+}
+
 resource "aws_security_group" "remote_access" {
   # Create this security group only if remote access is requested
   count = var.remote_access_ssh_key != null ? 1 : 0
@@ -278,7 +293,7 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "cluster_logs" {
 }
 
 resource "helm_release" "eni_configs" {
-  count      = var.handle_eni_configs && try(var.cluster_addons["vpc-cni"].enabled, false) ? 1 : 0
+  count      = var.handle_eni_configs ? 1 : 0
   version    = "1.0.0"
   chart      = "empty"
   repository = "https://quortex.github.io/helm-charts"
@@ -289,5 +304,5 @@ resource "helm_release" "eni_configs" {
       eniConfigs : jsonencode(local.eni_configs)
     })
   ]
-  depends_on = [aws_eks_addon.quortex_addon["vpc-cni"]]
+  depends_on = [aws_eks_addon.quortex_addon]
 }