diff --git a/clone/builder_acc_test.go b/clone/builder_acc_test.go
index 984b4e3df..cb7b12f52 100644
--- a/clone/builder_acc_test.go
+++ b/clone/builder_acc_test.go
@@ -322,6 +322,51 @@ func checkLinkedClone(t *testing.T) builderT.TestCheckFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCloneBuilderAcc_network(t *testing.T) {
+	builderT.Test(t, builderT.TestCase{
+		Builder:  &Builder{},
+		Template: networkConfig(),
+		Check:    checkNetwork(t, "VM Network 2"),
+	})
+}
+
+func networkConfig() string {
+	config := defaultConfig()
+	config["template"] = "alpine-host4"
+	config["host"] = "esxi-4.vsphere65.test"
+	config["datastore"] = "datastore4"
+	config["network"] = "VM Network 2"
+	return commonT.RenderConfig(config)
+}
+
+func checkNetwork(t *testing.T, name string) builderT.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(artifacts []packer.Artifact) error {
+		d := commonT.TestConn(t)
+		vm := commonT.GetVM(t, d, artifacts)
+
+		vmInfo, err := vm.Info("network")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Cannot read VM properties: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		n := len(vmInfo.Network)
+		if n != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("VM should have 1 network, got %v", n)
+		}
+
+		ds := d.NewNetwork(&vmInfo.Network[0])
+		info, err := ds.Info("name")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Cannot read network properties: %v", err)
+		}
+		if info.Name != name {
+			t.Errorf("Wrong network. expected: %v, got: %v", name, info.Name)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCloneBuilderAcc_hardware(t *testing.T) {
 	builderT.Test(t, builderT.TestCase{
 		Builder:  &Builder{},
diff --git a/driver/network.go b/driver/network.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de923a01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver/network.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package driver
+
+import (
+	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/object"
+	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/mo"
+	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/types"
+)
+
+type Network struct {
+	driver  *Driver
+	network *object.Network
+}
+
+func (d *Driver) NewNetwork(ref *types.ManagedObjectReference) *Network {
+	return &Network{
+		network: object.NewNetwork(d.client.Client, *ref),
+		driver:  d,
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *Driver) FindNetwork(name string) (*Network, error) {
+	n, err := d.finder.Network(d.ctx, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &Network{
+		network: n.(*object.Network),
+		driver:  d,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (n *Network) Info(params ...string) (*mo.Network, error) {
+	var p []string
+	if len(params) == 0 {
+		p = []string{"*"}
+	} else {
+		p = params
+	}
+	var info mo.Network
+	err := n.network.Properties(n.driver.ctx, n.network.Reference(), p, &info)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &info, nil
+}
diff --git a/driver/vm.go b/driver/vm.go
index 93c52432e..8ef1fd580 100644
--- a/driver/vm.go
+++ b/driver/vm.go
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ func (template *VirtualMachine) Clone(ctx context.Context, config *CloneConfig)
 	}
 
 	if config.Network != "" {
-		net, err := template.driver.finder.Network(ctx, config.Network)
+		net, err := template.driver.FindNetwork(config.Network)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		backing, err := net.EthernetCardBackingInfo(ctx)
+		backing, err := net.network.EthernetCardBackingInfo(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}