diff --git a/packages/esxi-netinit/esxi_netinit/esxconfig.py b/packages/esxi-netinit/esxi_netinit/esxconfig.py
index 3ce445d..8cbf719 100644
--- a/packages/esxi-netinit/esxi_netinit/esxconfig.py
+++ b/packages/esxi-netinit/esxi_netinit/esxconfig.py
@@ -72,13 +72,18 @@ def configure_management_interface(self, mgmt_portgroup: str):
             else:
                 raise NotImplementedError(f"net type {net.type}")
 
-    def configure_vswitch(self, uplink: NIC, switch_name: str, mtu: int):
+    def configure_vswitch(self, switch_name: str, mtu: int):
         """Sets up vSwitch."""
+        uplinks: list[NIC] = self.identify_uplinks()
+
         self.host.create_vswitch(switch_name)
-        self.host.uplink_add(nic=uplink.name, switch_name=switch_name)
+        for uplink in uplinks:
+            self.host.uplink_add(nic=uplink.name, switch_name=switch_name)
+
         self.host.vswitch_failover_uplinks(
-            active_uplinks=[uplink.name], name=switch_name
+            active_uplinks=[uplink.name for uplink in uplinks], name=switch_name
         )
+
         self.host.vswitch_security(name=switch_name)
         self.host.vswitch_settings(mtu=mtu, name=switch_name)
 
@@ -92,17 +97,15 @@ def configure_requested_dns(self):
 
         return self.host.configure_dns(servers=dns_servers)
 
-    def identify_uplink(self) -> NIC:
+    def identify_uplinks(self) -> list[NIC]:
         eligible_networks = [
             net for net in self.network_data.networks if net.default_routes()
         ]
-        if len(eligible_networks) != 1:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "the network_data.json should only contain a single default route."
-                "Unable to identify uplink interface"
-            )
-        link = eligible_networks[0].link
-        return self.nics.find_by_mac(link.ethernet_mac_address)
+
+        return [
+            self.nics.find_by_mac(n.link.ethernet_mac_address)
+            for n in eligible_networks
+        ]
 
     @cached_property
     def nics(self):
diff --git a/packages/esxi-netinit/esxi_netinit/main.py b/packages/esxi-netinit/esxi_netinit/main.py
index dfa99dc..0adbd7d 100644
--- a/packages/esxi-netinit/esxi_netinit/main.py
+++ b/packages/esxi-netinit/esxi_netinit/main.py
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ def main(config_dir, dry_run):
     esx = ESXConfig(network_data, meta_data, dry_run=dry_run)
     esx.configure_hostname()
     esx.clean_default_network_setup(OLD_MGMT_PG, OLD_VSWITCH)
-    esx.configure_vswitch(
-        uplink=esx.identify_uplink(), switch_name=NEW_VSWITCH, mtu=9000
-    )
+    esx.configure_vswitch(switch_name=NEW_VSWITCH, mtu=9000)
 
     # this configures the Management Network to the default vSwitch
     esx.configure_portgroups(NEW_VSWITCH, [NEW_MGMT_PG])
diff --git a/packages/esxi-netinit/tests/test_esxconfig.py b/packages/esxi-netinit/tests/test_esxconfig.py
index f06778a..69129bc 100644
--- a/packages/esxi-netinit/tests/test_esxconfig.py
+++ b/packages/esxi-netinit/tests/test_esxconfig.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from esxi_netinit.esxhost import ESXHost
 from esxi_netinit.meta_data import MetaDataData
 from esxi_netinit.network_data import NetworkData
+from esxi_netinit.nic import NIC
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -66,3 +67,56 @@ def test_set_host_name(network_data_single, meta_data, host_mock):
     ec.host = host_mock
     ec.configure_hostname()
     host_mock.set_hostname.assert_called_once_with("test.novalocal")
+
+
+def test_configure_vswitch(mocker, network_data_single, meta_data, host_mock):
+    ndata = NetworkData(network_data_single)
+    meta = MetaDataData(meta_data)
+    ec = ESXConfig(ndata, meta, dry_run=False)
+    ec.host = host_mock
+
+    uplinks = [
+        NIC(name="vmnic0", status="Up", link="Up", mac="14:23:f3:f5:21:50"),
+        NIC(name="vmnic1", status="Up", link="Up", mac="14:23:f3:f5:21:51"),
+    ]
+
+    mocker.patch.object(ec, "identify_uplinks", return_value=uplinks)
+
+    ec.configure_vswitch("vSwitch42", mtu=9000)
+
+    host_mock.create_vswitch.assert_called_once_with("vSwitch42")
+
+    host_mock.uplink_add.assert_has_calls(
+        [
+            mocker.call(nic="vmnic0", switch_name="vSwitch42"),
+            mocker.call(nic="vmnic1", switch_name="vSwitch42"),
+        ]
+    )
+    assert host_mock.uplink_add.call_count == 2
+
+    host_mock.vswitch_failover_uplinks.assert_called_once_with(
+        active_uplinks=["vmnic0", "vmnic1"], name="vSwitch42"
+    )
+    host_mock.vswitch_security.assert_called_once_with(name="vSwitch42")
+    host_mock.vswitch_settings.assert_called_once_with(mtu=9000, name="vSwitch42")
+
+
+def test_identify_uplinks(network_data_single, meta_data, mocker):
+    ndata = NetworkData(network_data_single)
+    meta = MetaDataData(meta_data)
+
+    mocker.patch("esxi_netinit.nic_list.NICList.__init__", return_value=None)
+
+    ec = ESXConfig(ndata, meta, dry_run=False)
+
+    mock_nic = NIC(name="vmnic0", status="Up", link="Up", mac="00:11:22:33:44:55")
+    ec._nics = [mock_nic]
+
+    mock_find_by_mac = mocker.patch.object(
+        ec.nics, "find_by_mac", return_value=mock_nic
+    )
+
+    uplinks = ec.identify_uplinks()
+
+    assert uplinks == [mock_nic]
+    mock_find_by_mac.assert_called_once_with(mock_nic.mac)