diff --git a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go
index adf83f06e..76eb214bb 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go
@@ -503,13 +503,20 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) CreateHeadlessService(name string, service kobject.ServiceC
 }
 
 // UpdateKubernetesObjectsMultipleContainers method updates the kubernetes objects with the necessary data
-func (k *Kubernetes) UpdateKubernetesObjectsMultipleContainers(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, objects *[]runtime.Object, podSpec PodSpec) error {
+func (k *Kubernetes) UpdateKubernetesObjectsMultipleContainers(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, objects *[]runtime.Object, podSpec PodSpec, opt kobject.ConvertOptions) error {
 	// Configure annotations
 	annotations := transformer.ConfigAnnotations(service)
 
 	// fillTemplate fills the pod template with the value calculated from config
 	fillTemplate := func(template *api.PodTemplateSpec) error {
-		template.ObjectMeta.Labels = transformer.ConfigLabelsWithNetwork(name, service.Network)
+
+		// We will ONLY add config labels with network if we actually
+		// passed in --generate-network-policies to the kompose command
+		if opt.GenerateNetworkPolicies {
+			template.ObjectMeta.Labels = transformer.ConfigLabelsWithNetwork(name, service.Network)
+		} else {
+			template.ObjectMeta.Labels = transformer.ConfigLabels(name)
+		}
 		template.Spec = podSpec.Get()
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -660,7 +667,13 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) UpdateKubernetesObjects(name string, service kobject.Servic
 			template.Spec.SecurityContext = podSecurityContext
 		}
 		template.Spec.Containers[0].Ports = ports
-		template.ObjectMeta.Labels = transformer.ConfigLabelsWithNetwork(name, service.Network)
+
+		// Only add network mode if generate-network-policies is set
+		if opt.GenerateNetworkPolicies {
+			template.ObjectMeta.Labels = transformer.ConfigLabelsWithNetwork(name, service.Network)
+		} else {
+			template.ObjectMeta.Labels = transformer.ConfigLabels(name)
+		}
 
 		// Configure the image pull policy
 		policy, err := GetImagePullPolicy(name, service.ImagePullPolicy)
diff --git a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 4e1480e1b..72881833b 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) Transform(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.
 					podSpec.Append(ServiceAccountName(serviceAccountName))
 				}
 
-				err = k.UpdateKubernetesObjectsMultipleContainers(groupName, service, &objects, podSpec)
+				err = k.UpdateKubernetesObjectsMultipleContainers(groupName, service, &objects, podSpec, opt)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Error transforming Kubernetes objects")
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
index 3bf174979..e252073c6 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ func newServiceConfig() kobject.ServiceConfig {
 		WorkingDir:      "dir",
 		Args:            []string{"arg1", "arg2"},
 		VolList:         []string{"/tmp/volume"},
-		Network:         []string{"network1", "network2"}, // supported
 		Labels:          nil,
 		FsGroup:         1001,
 		Annotations:     map[string]string{"abc": "def"},