diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 5c86650..21e12e8 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pipeline {
         BACKEND_IMAGE = "chore-app-frontend:${env.BUILD_ID}"
         VUE_CONTAINER_NAME = "chore-app-frontend"
         FLASK_CONTAINER_NAME = "chore-app-backend"
+        NETWORK_NAME = "chore-app-net"
     }
 
     stages {
@@ -35,8 +36,11 @@ pipeline {
 
         stage('Deploy') {
             steps {
-                echo 'Stopping and removing old containers...'
+                echo 'Cleaning up and creating network...'
+                sh "docker network rm -f ${NETWORK_NAME} || true"
+                sh "docker network create ${NETWORK_NAME}"
 
+                echo 'Stopping and removing old containers...'
                 // 1. Stop and remove the old running containers (if they exist)
                 // The || true prevents the build from failing if the container doesn't exist yet
                 sh "docker stop ${VUE_CONTAINER_NAME} || true"
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ pipeline {
                 sh """
                     docker run -d \\
                         --name ${VUE_CONTAINER_NAME} \\
-                        --network chore-app-net \\
+                        --network ${NETWORK_NAME}" \\
                         -p 443:443 \\
                         ${FRONTEND_IMAGE}
                 """
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ pipeline {
                 sh """
                     docker run -d \\
                         --name ${FLASK_CONTAINER_NAME} \\
-                        --network chore-app-net \\
+                        --network ${NETWORK_NAME}" \\
                         ${BACKEND_IMAGE}
                 """