diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c57e7a3b..a01adeb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   merge_group:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [main]
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/testcontainers/src/core/client.rs b/testcontainers/src/core/client.rs
index 530d70b9..0d26ceff 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/core/client.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/core/client.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ use bollard::{
     container::{Config, CreateContainerOptions, LogsOptions, RemoveContainerOptions},
     exec::{CreateExecOptions, StartExecOptions, StartExecResults},
     image::CreateImageOptions,
-    network::CreateNetworkOptions,
+    network::{CreateNetworkOptions, InspectNetworkOptions},
     Docker,
 };
-use bollard_stubs::models::{ContainerCreateResponse, ContainerInspectResponse, HealthStatusEnum};
+use bollard_stubs::models::{
+    ContainerCreateResponse, ContainerInspectResponse, HealthStatusEnum, Network,
+};
 use futures::{StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
 use tokio::sync::OnceCell;
 
@@ -232,6 +234,16 @@ impl Client {
         network.id
     }
 
+    /// Inspects a network
+    pub(crate) async fn inspect_network(
+        &self,
+        name: &str,
+    ) -> Result<Network, bollard::errors::Error> {
+        self.bollard
+            .inspect_network(name, Some(InspectNetworkOptions::<String>::default()))
+            .await
+    }
+
     pub(crate) async fn create_container(
         &self,
         options: Option<CreateContainerOptions<String>>,
diff --git a/testcontainers/src/core/containers/async_container.rs b/testcontainers/src/core/containers/async_container.rs
index ffb25c25..dab29586 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/core/containers/async_container.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/core/containers/async_container.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use core::panic;
 use std::{fmt, net::IpAddr, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
 
 use tokio::runtime::RuntimeFlavor;
@@ -139,25 +140,36 @@ where
 
     /// Returns the bridge ip address of docker container as specified in NetworkSettings.Networks.IPAddress
     pub async fn get_bridge_ip_address(&self) -> IpAddr {
-        let result = self.docker_client.inspect(&self.id).await;
+        let container_settings = self.docker_client.inspect(&self.id).await;
 
-        let settings = result
+        let host_config = container_settings
+            .host_config
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("container {} has no host config settings", self.id));
+
+        let network_mode = host_config
+            .network_mode
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("container {} has no network mode", self.id));
+
+        let network_settings = self
+            .docker_client
+            .inspect_network(&network_mode)
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("container {} network mode does not exist", self.id));
+
+        network_settings
+            .driver
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("network {} is not in bridge mode", network_mode));
+
+        let container_network_settings = container_settings
             .network_settings
             .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("container {} has no network settings", self.id));
 
-        let mut networks = settings
+        let mut networks = container_network_settings
             .networks
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("container {} has no any networks", self.id));
-
-        let bridge_name = self
-            .image
-            .network()
-            .clone()
-            .or(settings.bridge)
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("container {} has missing bridge name", self.id));
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("container {} has no networks", self.id));
 
         let ip = networks
-            .remove(&bridge_name)
+            .remove(&network_mode)
             .and_then(|network| network.ip_address)
             .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("container {} has missing bridge IP", self.id));
 
diff --git a/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs b/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs
index bd36676d..f8f13441 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs
@@ -384,6 +384,40 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!client.network_exists("awesome-net-2").await)
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn async_should_rely_on_network_mode_when_network_is_provided_and_settings_bridge_empty()
+    {
+        let web_server = GenericImage::new("simple_web_server", "latest")
+            .with_wait_for(WaitFor::message_on_stdout("server is ready"))
+            .with_wait_for(WaitFor::seconds(1));
+
+        let container = RunnableImage::from(web_server.clone())
+            .with_network("bridge")
+            .start()
+            .await;
+
+        assert!(!container
+            .get_bridge_ip_address()
+            .await
+            .to_string()
+            .is_empty())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    #[should_panic]
+    async fn async_should_panic_when_non_bridged_network_selected() {
+        let web_server = GenericImage::new("simple_web_server", "latest")
+            .with_wait_for(WaitFor::message_on_stdout("server is ready"))
+            .with_wait_for(WaitFor::seconds(1));
+
+        let container = RunnableImage::from(web_server.clone())
+            .with_network("host")
+            .start()
+            .await;
+
+        container.get_bridge_ip_address().await;
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn async_run_command_should_set_shared_memory_size() {
         let client = Client::lazy_client().await;
diff --git a/testcontainers/src/runners/sync_runner.rs b/testcontainers/src/runners/sync_runner.rs
index 905bacbd..f0c3bbae 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/runners/sync_runner.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/runners/sync_runner.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,32 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn sync_should_rely_on_network_mode_when_network_is_provided_and_settings_bridge_empty() {
+        let web_server = GenericImage::new("simple_web_server", "latest")
+            .with_wait_for(WaitFor::message_on_stdout("server is ready"))
+            .with_wait_for(WaitFor::seconds(1));
+
+        let container = RunnableImage::from(web_server.clone())
+            .with_network("bridge")
+            .start();
+
+        assert!(!container.get_bridge_ip_address().to_string().is_empty())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic]
+    fn sync_should_panic_when_non_bridged_network_selected() {
+        let web_server = GenericImage::new("simple_web_server", "latest")
+            .with_wait_for(WaitFor::message_on_stdout("server is ready"))
+            .with_wait_for(WaitFor::seconds(1));
+
+        let container = RunnableImage::from(web_server.clone())
+            .with_network("host")
+            .start();
+
+        container.get_bridge_ip_address();
+    }
     #[test]
     fn sync_run_command_should_include_name() {
         let image = GenericImage::new("hello-world", "latest");