diff --git a/lib/refrepo/input_loader.rb b/lib/refrepo/input_loader.rb
index fd88f0401de56402c6313b593536012f8bc7c627..69260c6eddc347c459e71956bf732fb14fa304c2 100644
--- a/lib/refrepo/input_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/refrepo/input_loader.rb
@@ -114,8 +114,10 @@ def add_ipv6(h)
       hc['nodes'].each_pair do |node_uid, hn|
         # get IPv4
         ip4 = nil
+        num_main_interfaces = 0
         hn['network_adapters'].each_pair do |iface, nh|
-          if nh['mountable'] == true and nh['interface'] == 'Ethernet'
+          if nh['mounted'] == true && nh['interface'] == 'Ethernet' && nh['management'] == false
+            num_main_interfaces += 1
             # for mounted && ethernet interfaces only
             ip4 = nh['ip']
             if not ip4.nil?
@@ -132,6 +134,9 @@ def add_ipv6(h)
           # for all other cases, force no IPv6
           nh.delete('ip6')
         end
+        if num_main_interfaces > 1
+          raise "#{node_uid}.#{site_uid}: more than one interface with mounted == true && interface == 'Ethernet' && management == false"
+        end
       end
     end
   end