diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-docker-network-detect.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-docker-network-detect.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..620fdc28976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-docker-network-detect.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - ansible-test - Fix docker container IP address detection. The ``bridge`` network is no longer assumed to be the default.
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py
index 946fa120aeb..76c5a8d73bb 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py
@@ -106,7 +106,13 @@ def get_docker_container_ip(args, container_id):
     networks = network_settings.get('Networks')
 
     if networks:
-        network_name = get_docker_preferred_network_name(args) or 'bridge'
+        network_name = get_docker_preferred_network_name(args)
+
+        if not network_name:
+            # Sort networks and use the first available.
+            # This assumes all containers will have access to the same networks.
+            network_name = sorted(networks.keys()).pop(0)
+
         ipaddress = networks[network_name]['IPAddress']
     else:
         # podman doesn't provide Networks, fall back to using IPAddress