diff --git a/eng/pipelines/maui-release-internal.yml b/eng/pipelines/maui-release-internal.yml
index e4608c4a36a2..f15bc2dfecf1 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/maui-release-internal.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/maui-release-internal.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ extends:
   ${{ else }}:
     template: v1/1ES.Unofficial.PipelineTemplate.yml@1ESPipelineTemplates
   parameters:
+    settings:
+      networkIsolationPolicy: Preferred
     pool: ${{ parameters.VM_IMAGE_HOST }}
     sdl:
       binskim: