diff --git a/packer_templates/scripts/rhel/cleanup_dnf.sh b/packer_templates/scripts/rhel/cleanup_dnf.sh
index 2fa9737d8..7f8ddd206 100644
--- a/packer_templates/scripts/rhel/cleanup_dnf.sh
+++ b/packer_templates/scripts/rhel/cleanup_dnf.sh
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ mkdir -p /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules;
 rm -f /lib/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules;
 rm -rf /dev/.udev/;
 
-for ndev in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*; do
-    if [ "$(basename "$ndev")" != "ifcfg-lo" ]; then
-        sed -i '/^HWADDR/d' "$ndev";
-        sed -i '/^UUID/d' "$ndev";
-    fi
-done
+if test -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*; then
+    for ndev in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*; do
+        if [ "$(basename "$ndev")" != "ifcfg-lo" ]; then
+            sed -i '/^HWADDR/d' "$ndev";
+            sed -i '/^UUID/d' "$ndev";
+        fi
+    done
+fi
 
 echo "truncate any logs that have built up during the install"
 find /var/log -type f -exec truncate --size=0 {} \;
diff --git a/packer_templates/scripts/rhel/cleanup_yum.sh b/packer_templates/scripts/rhel/cleanup_yum.sh
index 6dd7cf34e..077319234 100644
--- a/packer_templates/scripts/rhel/cleanup_yum.sh
+++ b/packer_templates/scripts/rhel/cleanup_yum.sh
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ mkdir -p /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules;
 rm -f /lib/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules;
 rm -rf /dev/.udev/;
 
-for ndev in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*; do
-    if [ "$(basename "$ndev")" != "ifcfg-lo" ]; then
-        sed -i '/^HWADDR/d' "$ndev";
-        sed -i '/^UUID/d' "$ndev";
-    fi
-done
+if test -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*; then
+    for ndev in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*; do
+        if [ "$(basename "$ndev")" != "ifcfg-lo" ]; then
 
+            sed -i '/^UUID/d' "$ndev";
+        fi
+    done
+fi
 echo "truncate any logs that have built up during the install"
 find /var/log -type f -exec truncate --size=0 {} \;