diff --git a/build/assets/configs/99-netdev-rps.rules b/build/assets/configs/99-netdev-rps.rules
index 97fe5b47e..4e6d346af 100644
--- a/build/assets/configs/99-netdev-rps.rules
+++ b/build/assets/configs/99-netdev-rps.rules
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", TAG+="systemd", ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}="update-rps@%k.service"
+SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ENV{DEVPATH}!="/devices/virtual/net/veth*", TAG+="systemd", ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}="update-rps@%k.service"
diff --git a/build/assets/scripts/low-latency-hooks.sh b/build/assets/scripts/low-latency-hooks.sh
index 1b12ea7ca..aff54afd1 100644
--- a/build/assets/scripts/low-latency-hooks.sh
+++ b/build/assets/scripts/low-latency-hooks.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ pid=$(jq '.pid' /dev/stdin 2>&1)
 ns=$(ip netns identify "${pid}" 2>&1)
 [[ $? -eq 0 && -n "${ns}" ]] || { logger "${0} Failed to identify the namespace: ${ns}"; exit 0; }
 
+# Updates the container veth RPS mask on the node
+netns_link_indexes=$(ip netns exec "${ns}" ip -j link | jq ".[] | select(.link_index != null) | .link_index")
+for link_index in ${netns_link_indexes}; do
+  container_veth=$(ip -j link | jq ".[] | select(.ifindex == ${link_index}) | .ifname" | tr -d '"')
+  echo ${mask} > /sys/devices/virtual/net/${container_veth}/queues/rx-0/rps_cpus
+done
+
+# Updates the RPS mask for the interface inside of the container network namespace
 mode=$(ip netns exec "${ns}" [ -w /sys ] && echo "rw" || echo "ro" 2>&1)
 [ $? -eq 0 ] || { logger "${0} Failed to determine if the /sys is writable: ${mode}"; exit 0; }
 
diff --git a/testdata/render-expected-output/manual_machineconfig.yaml b/testdata/render-expected-output/manual_machineconfig.yaml
index 9c22853aa..7c00dd023 100644
--- a/testdata/render-expected-output/manual_machineconfig.yaml
+++ b/testdata/render-expected-output/manual_machineconfig.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
         path: /usr/local/bin/hugepages-allocation.sh
         user: {}
       - contents:
-          source: data:text/plain;charset=utf-8;base64,IyEvdXNyL2Jpbi9lbnYgYmFzaAoKbWFzaz0iJHsxfSIKWyAtbiAiJHttYXNrfSIgXSB8fCB7IGxvZ2dlciAiJHswfTogVGhlIHJwcy1tYXNrIHBhcmFtZXRlciBpcyBtaXNzaW5nIiA7IGV4aXQgMDsgfQoKcGlkPSQoanEgJy5waWQnIC9kZXYvc3RkaW4gMj4mMSkKW1sgJD8gLWVxIDAgJiYgLW4gIiR7cGlkfSIgXV0gfHwgeyBsb2dnZXIgIiR7MH06IEZhaWxlZCB0byBleHRyYWN0IHRoZSBwaWQ6ICR7cGlkfSI7IGV4aXQgMDsgfQoKbnM9JChpcCBuZXRucyBpZGVudGlmeSAiJHtwaWR9IiAyPiYxKQpbWyAkPyAtZXEgMCAmJiAtbiAiJHtuc30iIF1dIHx8IHsgbG9nZ2VyICIkezB9IEZhaWxlZCB0byBpZGVudGlmeSB0aGUgbmFtZXNwYWNlOiAke25zfSI7IGV4aXQgMDsgfQoKbW9kZT0kKGlwIG5ldG5zIGV4ZWMgIiR7bnN9IiBbIC13IC9zeXMgXSAmJiBlY2hvICJydyIgfHwgZWNobyAicm8iIDI+JjEpClsgJD8gLWVxIDAgXSB8fCB7IGxvZ2dlciAiJHswfSBGYWlsZWQgdG8gZGV0ZXJtaW5lIGlmIHRoZSAvc3lzIGlzIHdyaXRhYmxlOiAke21vZGV9IjsgZXhpdCAwOyB9CgppZiBbICIke21vZGV9IiA9ICJybyIgXTsgdGhlbgogICAgcmVzPSQoaXAgbmV0bnMgZXhlYyAiJHtuc30iIG1vdW50IC1vIHJlbW91bnQscncgL3N5cyAyPiYxKQogICAgWyAkPyAtZXEgMCBdIHx8IHsgbG9nZ2VyICIkezB9OiBGYWlsZWQgdG8gcmVtb3VudCAvc3lzIGFzIHJ3OiAke3Jlc30iOyBleGl0IDA7IH0KZmkKCiMgL3N5cy9jbGFzcy9uZXQgY2FuJ3QgYmUgdXNlZCByZWN1cnNpdmVseSB0byBmaW5kIHRoZSBycHNfY3B1cyBmaWxlLCB1c2UgL3N5cy9kZXZpY2VzIGluc3RlYWQKcmVzPSQoaXAgbmV0bnMgZXhlYyAiJHtuc30iIGZpbmQgL3N5cy9kZXZpY2VzIC10eXBlIGYgLW5hbWUgcnBzX2NwdXMgLWV4ZWMgc2ggLWMgImVjaG8gJHttYXNrfSB8IGNhdCA+IHt9IiBcOyAyPiYxKQpbWyAkPyAtZXEgMCAmJiAteiAiJHtyZXN9IiBdXSB8fCBsb2dnZXIgIiR7MH06IEZhaWxlZCB0byBhcHBseSB0aGUgUlBTIG1hc2s6ICR7cmVzfSIKCmlmIFsgIiR7bW9kZX0iID0gInJvIiBdOyB0aGVuCiAgICBpcCBuZXRucyBleGVjICIke25zfSIgbW91bnQgLW8gcmVtb3VudCxybyAvc3lzCiAgICBbICQ/IC1lcSAwIF0gfHwgZXhpdCAxICMgRXJyb3Igb3V0IHNvIHRoZSBwb2Qgd2lsbCBub3Qgc3RhcnQgd2l0aCBhIHdyaXRhYmxlIC9zeXMKZmkK
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           verification: {}
         group: {}
         mode: 448
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ spec:
         path: /etc/containers/oci/hooks.d/99-low-latency-hooks.json
         user: {}
       - contents:
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         group: {}
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