diff --git a/cmd/incusd/api_cluster.go b/cmd/incusd/api_cluster.go
index 7cf50f63cff..465acb3a3e2 100644
--- a/cmd/incusd/api_cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/incusd/api_cluster.go
@@ -3282,6 +3282,9 @@ func evacuateClusterMember(s *state.State, gateway *cluster.Gateway, r *http.Req
 			return err
 		}
 
+		// Stop networks after evacuation.
+		networkShutdown(s)
+
 		revert.Success()
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -3427,6 +3430,12 @@ func restoreClusterMember(d *Daemon, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 
 		metadata := make(map[string]any)
 
+		// Restart the networks.
+		err = networkStartup(d.State())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		// Restart the local instances.
 		for _, inst := range localInstances {
 			// Don't start instances which were stopped by the user.
diff --git a/cmd/incusd/daemon.go b/cmd/incusd/daemon.go
index e6ac9ba3532..13ae28a593d 100644
--- a/cmd/incusd/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/incusd/daemon.go
@@ -1462,10 +1462,13 @@ func (d *Daemon) init() error {
 	}
 
 	// Setup the networks.
-	logger.Infof("Initializing networks")
-	err = networkStartup(d.State())
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if !d.db.Cluster.LocalNodeIsEvacuated() {
+		logger.Infof("Initializing networks")
+
+		err = networkStartup(d.State())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Setup tertiary listeners that may use managed network addresses and must be started after networks.
diff --git a/internal/server/network/ovn/ovn_nb_actions.go b/internal/server/network/ovn/ovn_nb_actions.go
index 3de586f3cae..40415b02f18 100644
--- a/internal/server/network/ovn/ovn_nb_actions.go
+++ b/internal/server/network/ovn/ovn_nb_actions.go
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ type OVNRouterPeering struct {
 	TargetRouterRoutes  []net.IPNet
 }
 
-
 // CreateLogicalRouter adds a named logical router.
 // If mayExist is true, then an existing resource of the same name is not treated as an error.
 func (o *NB) CreateLogicalRouter(ctx context.Context, routerName OVNRouter, mayExist bool) error {