diff --git a/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs b/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs
index 34ac820..8671b91 100644
--- a/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs
+++ b/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs
@@ -77,13 +77,23 @@ pub struct NetIntSourceXML {
     pub network: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename = "model")]
+pub struct NetIntModelXML {
+    #[serde(rename(serialize = "@type"))]
+    pub r#type: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename = "interface")]
 pub struct DomainNetInterfaceXML {
     #[serde(rename(serialize = "@type"))]
     pub r#type: String,
     pub mac: NetMacAddress,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub source: Option<NetIntSourceXML>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub model: Option<NetIntModelXML>,
 }
 
 #[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
diff --git a/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_rest_structures.rs b/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_rest_structures.rs
index 99a6856..c9438b4 100644
--- a/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_rest_structures.rs
+++ b/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_rest_structures.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use crate::constants;
 use crate::libvirt_lib_structures::{
     DevicesXML, DiskBootXML, DiskDriverXML, DiskReadOnlyXML, DiskSourceXML, DiskTargetXML, DiskXML,
     DomainCPUTopology, DomainCPUXML, DomainInputXML, DomainMemoryXML, DomainNetInterfaceXML,
-    DomainVCPUXML, DomainXML, FeaturesXML, GraphicsXML, NetIntSourceXML, NetMacAddress,
-    NetworkBridgeXML, NetworkDHCPHostXML, NetworkDHCPRangeXML, NetworkDHCPXML,
+    DomainVCPUXML, DomainXML, FeaturesXML, GraphicsXML, NetIntModelXML, NetIntSourceXML,
+    NetMacAddress, NetworkBridgeXML, NetworkDHCPHostXML, NetworkDHCPRangeXML, NetworkDHCPXML,
     NetworkDNSForwarderXML, NetworkDNSXML, NetworkDomainXML, NetworkForwardXML, NetworkIPXML,
     NetworkXML, OSLoaderXML, OSTypeXML, TPMBackendXML, TPMDeviceXML, VideoModelXML, VideoXML,
     XMLUuid, ACPIXML, OSXML,
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ impl VMInfo {
                     },
                     r#type: "user".to_string(),
                     source: None,
+                    model: Some(NetIntModelXML {
+                        r#type: "virtio".to_string(),
+                    }),
                 },
                 NetworkType::DefinedNetwork { network } => DomainNetInterfaceXML {
                     mac: NetMacAddress {
@@ -259,6 +262,9 @@ impl VMInfo {
                     source: Some(NetIntSourceXML {
                         network: network.to_string(),
                     }),
+                    model: Some(NetIntModelXML {
+                        r#type: "virtio".to_string(),
+                    }),
                 },
             })
         }