diff --git a/IM/connectors/Azure.py b/IM/connectors/Azure.py
index 0babbd9a6..3d4307a9a 100644
--- a/IM/connectors/Azure.py
+++ b/IM/connectors/Azure.py
@@ -422,10 +422,9 @@ def create_nics(self, radl, credentials, subscription_id, group_name, subnets, n
         hasPublicIP = False
         hasPrivateIP = False
         pub_network_name = None
+        publicAdded = False
         while system.getValue("net_interface." + str(i) + ".connection"):
             network_name = system.getValue("net_interface." + str(i) + ".connection")
-            # TODO: check how to do that
-            # fixed_ip = system.getValue("net_interface." + str(i) + ".ip")
             network = radl.get_network_by_id(network_name)
 
             if network.isPublic():
@@ -434,11 +433,17 @@ def create_nics(self, radl, credentials, subscription_id, group_name, subnets, n
             else:
                 hasPrivateIP = True
 
+            if not publicAdded and network_name in subnets:
+                subnet_network_mask = IPNetwork(subnets[network_name].address_prefix)
+                is_private = any([IPAddress(subnet_network_mask.ip) in IPNetwork(mask)
+                                  for mask in Config.PRIVATE_NET_MASKS])
+                if not is_private:
+                    publicAdded = True
+
             i += 1
 
         i = 0
         res = []
-        publicAdded = False
         while system.getValue("net_interface." + str(i) + ".connection"):
             network_name = system.getValue("net_interface." + str(i) + ".connection")
             fixed_ip = system.getValue("net_interface." + str(i) + ".ip")
diff --git a/test/unit/connectors/Azure.py b/test/unit/connectors/Azure.py
index 98a82c619..f88b27681 100755
--- a/test/unit/connectors/Azure.py
+++ b/test/unit/connectors/Azure.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+from distutils.command.config import config
 import sys
 import unittest
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 from IM.connectors.Azure import AzureCloudConnector
 from azure.core.exceptions import ResourceNotFoundError
 from mock import patch, MagicMock, call
+from IM.config import Config
 
 
 class TestAzureConnector(TestCloudConnectorBase):
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ def test_20_launch(self, save_data, credentials, network_client, compute_client,
         subnet_create = MagicMock()
         subnet_create_res = MagicMock()
         subnet_create_res.id = "subnet-0"
+        subnet_create_res.address_prefix = "10.0.1.0/24"
         subnet_create.result.return_value = subnet_create_res
         nclient.subnets.begin_create_or_update.return_value = subnet_create
         nclient.subnets.get.side_effect = ResourceNotFoundError()
@@ -308,6 +311,14 @@ def test_20_launch(self, save_data, credentials, network_client, compute_client,
         self.assertEqual(nclient.subnets.get.call_args_list[3][0][2], 'subnet1')
         self.assertEqual(nclient.subnets.begin_create_or_update.call_count, 3)
         self.assertEqual(nclient.virtual_networks.begin_create_or_update.call_count, 3)
+        self.assertEqual(nclient.public_ip_addresses.begin_create_or_update.call_count, 7)
+
+        old_priv = Config.PRIVATE_NET_MASKS
+        Config.PRIVATE_NET_MASKS = ["172.16.0.0/12", "192.168.0.0/16"]
+        res = azure_cloud.launch(inf, radl, radl, 1, auth)
+        Config.PRIVATE_NET_MASKS = old_priv
+        # Check that public ip is not created
+        self.assertEqual(nclient.public_ip_addresses.begin_create_or_update.call_count, 7)
 
     @patch('IM.connectors.Azure.NetworkManagementClient')
     @patch('IM.connectors.Azure.ComputeManagementClient')