diff --git a/roles/interface-config/tasks/main.yml b/roles/interface-config/tasks/main.yml
index 44efe78..f1d1253 100644
--- a/roles/interface-config/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/interface-config/tasks/main.yml
@@ -87,16 +87,32 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0644
-  register: compute_fabric_config
+  register: fabric_net_config
 
-- name: Bring up fabric interfaces, if reconfigured
-  when: compute_fabric_config.changed
+- name: Bring up fabricbridge on head node
+  when: "'head' in group_names and fabric_net_config.changed"
+  command: "ifup fabricbridge"
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint # needs to be run before next steps
+
+- name: Bring up fabricbridge:0 on head node if using VSG addresspool
+  when: "'head' in group_names and fabric_net_config.changed and use_addresspool_vsg"
+  command: "ifup fabricbridge:0"
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint # no interface manip module in ansible
+
+- name: Bring up fabricbridge:1 on head node if using PUBLIC addresspool
+  when: "'head' in group_names and fabric_net_config.changed and use_addresspool_vsg"
+  command: "ifup fabricbridge:1"
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint # no interface manip module in ansible
+
+- name: Bring up common fabric interfaces, if reconfigured
+  when: fabric_net_config.changed
   command: "ifup {{ item }}"
   with_flattened:
-    - fabricbridge
     - fabricbond
     - "{{ fabric_net_interfaces }}"
-    - vethfabric0
   tags:
     - skip_ansible_lint # needs to be run before next steps