diff --git a/testcloud/domain_configuration.py b/testcloud/domain_configuration.py
index e73b680..f07bd06 100644
--- a/testcloud/domain_configuration.py
+++ b/testcloud/domain_configuration.py
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ def generate(self):
 
 
 class NetworkConfiguration:
-    mac_address: str
+    mac_address: Optional[str]
     additional_qemu_args: list[str]
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.mac_address = ""
+        self.mac_address = None
         self.additional_qemu_args = []
 
     def generate(self) -> str:
@@ -228,24 +228,25 @@ def generate(self) -> str:
 
 
 class SystemNetworkConfiguration(NetworkConfiguration):
-    def __init__(self, mac_address) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, mac_address=None) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self.mac_address = mac_address
 
     def generate(self):
+        mac = f'<mac address="{self.mac_address}"/>' if self.mac_address else ''
         return """
         <interface type='network'>
-            <mac address="{mac_address}"/>
+            {mac}
             <source network='default'/>
             <model type='virtio'/>
         </interface>
         """.format(
-            mac_address=self.mac_address,
+            mac=mac,
         )
 
 
 class UserNetworkConfiguration(NetworkConfiguration):
-    def __init__(self, mac_address, port=6666, device_type="virtio-net-pci") -> None:
+    def __init__(self, mac_address=None, port=6666, device_type="virtio-net-pci") -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self.mac_address = mac_address
         self.additional_qemu_args = [
@@ -256,13 +257,14 @@ def __init__(self, mac_address, port=6666, device_type="virtio-net-pci") -> None
         ]
 
     def generate(self):
+        mac = f'<mac address="{self.mac_address}"/>' if self.mac_address else ''
         return """
         <interface type='user'>
-            <mac address="{mac_address}"/>
+            {mac}
             <model type='virtio'/>
         </interface>
         """.format(
-            mac_address=self.mac_address,
+            mac=mac,
         )
 
 
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@ class DomainConfiguration:
     system_architecture: Optional[ArchitectureConfiguration]
     storage_devices: list[StorageDeviceConfiguration]
     network_configuration: Optional[NetworkConfiguration]
+    network_devices: list[NetworkConfiguration]
     tpm_configuration: Optional[TPMConfiguration]
     virtiofs_configuration: list[VIRTIOFSConfiguration]
     iommu_configuration: Optional[IOMMUConfiguration]
@@ -445,7 +448,7 @@ def generate(self) -> str:
             <devices>
                 <emulator>{emulator_path}</emulator>
                 {storage_devices}
-                {network_configuraton}
+                {network_configuration}
                 <serial type='pty'>
                     {serial_log_configuraton}
                     <target port='0'/>
@@ -475,7 +478,7 @@ def generate(self) -> str:
             system_architecture=self.system_architecture.generate(),
             emulator_path=self.get_emulator(),
             storage_devices=self.generate_storage_devices(),
-            network_configuraton=self.generate_network_devices(),
+            network_configuration=self.generate_network_devices(),
             serial_log_configuraton=self.generate_serial_log_conf(),
             tpm=self.tpm_configuration.generate() if self.tpm_configuration else "",
             virtiofs_head=self.generate_virtiofs_head() if self.virtiofs_configuration else "",
@@ -510,7 +513,7 @@ def _get_default_domain_conf(
     desired_arch = desired_arch or platform.machine()
     vcpus = vcpus or config_data.VCPUS
     ram = ram or config_data.RAM
-    mac_address = mac_address or util.generate_mac_address()
+    mac_address = mac_address
     kvm = True if (desired_arch == platform.machine() and os.path.exists("/dev/kvm")) else False
 
     domain_configuration = DomainConfiguration(name)
@@ -535,17 +538,15 @@ def _get_default_domain_conf(
     if connection == "qemu:///system":
         domain_configuration.network_devices.append(SystemNetworkConfiguration(mac_address=mac_address))
         for i in range(nic_count - 1):
-            mac_address = util.generate_mac_address()
-            domain_configuration.network_devices.append(SystemNetworkConfiguration(mac_address=mac_address))
+            domain_configuration.network_devices.append(SystemNetworkConfiguration())
 
     elif connection == "qemu:///session":
         port = util.spawn_instance_port_file(name)
         device_type = "virtio-net-pci" if not util.needs_legacy_net(backingstore_image.name) else "e1000"
         domain_configuration.network_devices.append(UserNetworkConfiguration(mac_address=mac_address, port=port, device_type=device_type))
         for i in range(nic_count - 1):
-            mac_address = util.generate_mac_address()
             domain_configuration.network_devices.append(
-                UserNetworkConfiguration(mac_address=mac_address, port=port, device_type=device_type)
+                UserNetworkConfiguration(port=port, device_type=device_type)
             )
     else:
         raise TestcloudInstanceError("Unsupported connection type")
diff --git a/testcloud/util.py b/testcloud/util.py
index f7feafa..1726883 100644
--- a/testcloud/util.py
+++ b/testcloud/util.py
@@ -104,16 +104,6 @@ def spawn_instance_port_file(instance_name):
         return port
 
 
-def generate_mac_address():
-    """Create a workable mac address for our instances."""
-
-    hex_mac = [0x52, 0x54, 0x00]  # These 3 are the prefix libvirt uses
-    hex_mac += [random.randint(0x00, 0xFF) for x in range(3)]
-    mac = ":".join(hex(x)[2:] for x in hex_mac)
-
-    return mac
-
-
 def verify_url(url: str) -> str:
     if not url:
         raise exceptions.TestcloudImageError