diff --git a/virtManager/createinterface.py b/virtManager/createinterface.py
index aa4a46cb..75054c1d 100644
--- a/virtManager/createinterface.py
+++ b/virtManager/createinterface.py
@@ -789,9 +789,14 @@ class vmmCreateInterface(vmmGObjectUI):
         ipv6 = None
 
         if not is_manual:
-            if copy_row[1] and copy_row[2]:
-                copy_name = copy_row[1].get_name()
-                proto_xml = copy_row[1].get_protocol_xml()
+            copy_vmmiface = copy_row[1]
+            copy_cancopy = copy_row[2]
+            if copy_vmmiface and copy_cancopy:
+                copy_name = copy_vmmiface.get_name()
+                # We always want the inactive protocol XML, which
+                # will list the on disk config, not the run time config,
+                # which doesn't list DHCP
+                proto_xml = copy_vmmiface.get_protocol_xml(inactive=True)
 
         else:
             # Build IPv4 Info
diff --git a/virtManager/interface.py b/virtManager/interface.py
index 685c8c06..56920e8a 100644
--- a/virtManager/interface.py
+++ b/virtManager/interface.py
@@ -157,5 +157,5 @@ class vmmInterface(vmmLibvirtObject):
             return []
         return [proto.dhcp, proto.autoconf, ips]
 
-    def get_protocol_xml(self):
-        return self.get_xmlobj().protocols[:]
+    def get_protocol_xml(self, inactive=False):
+        return self.get_xmlobj(inactive=inactive).protocols[:]