diff --git a/packages/my-joy-beta/src/components/create-instance/network.js b/packages/my-joy-beta/src/components/create-instance/network.js
index 767be4bd..446c0ebd 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-beta/src/components/create-instance/network.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-beta/src/components/create-instance/network.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export const Expanded = ({
           <CardHeader secondary={selected}>
             <CardHeaderBox>
               <FormGroup name={id} field={Field}>
-                <Checkbox noMargin />
+                <Checkbox noMargin checked={selected} />
               </FormGroup>
             </CardHeaderBox>
             <CardHeaderMeta paddingLeft={0}>
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/networks.spec.js.snap b/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/networks.spec.js.snap
index 1c5d8db3..f072137a 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/networks.spec.js.snap
+++ b/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/networks.spec.js.snap
@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ Array [
                                     className="c7"
                                 >
                                     <div
-                                        checked={false}
+                                        checked={true}
                                         className="c8"
                                         disabled={false}
                                         id="m"
@@ -2671,7 +2671,7 @@ Array [
                                         type="checkbox"
                                     >
                                         <input
-                                            checked={false}
+                                            checked={true}
                                             className="c9"
                                             disabled={false}
                                             id="n"
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/create-instance/networks.js b/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/create-instance/networks.js
index 96df1cb0..032914b7 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/create-instance/networks.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-beta/src/containers/create-instance/networks.js
@@ -117,19 +117,26 @@ export default compose(
   connect(
     ({ values, form }, { networks }) => {
       const selected = get(form, `${FORM_NAME}.values`, {});
+      const empty = id => !Object.keys(selected).includes(id);
 
       return {
         proceeded: get(values, 'create-instance-networks-proceeded', false),
-        networks: networks.map(({ id, ...network }) => ({
-          ...network,
-          selected: Boolean(selected[id]),
-          infoExpanded: get(
-            values,
-            `create-instance-networks-${id}-expanded`,
-            false
-          ),
-          id
-        }))
+        networks: networks
+          .map(({ id, name, ...network }) => ({
+            ...network,
+            name,
+            selected:
+              empty(id) && name === 'Joyent-SDC-Public'
+                ? true
+                : Boolean(selected[id]),
+            infoExpanded: get(
+              values,
+              `create-instance-networks-${id}-expanded`,
+              false
+            ),
+            id
+          }))
+          .sort((a, b) => a.name < b.name)
       };
     },
     (dispatch, { history }) => ({