diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs
index 2bcdb4c38..1dc6ea1ee 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs
@@ -669,7 +669,13 @@ bool InitializeSingleton()
                 }
                 //Debug.Log("NetworkManager created singleton (DontDestroyOnLoad)");
                 singleton = this;
-                if (Application.isPlaying) DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
+                if (Application.isPlaying)
+                {
+                    // Force the object to scene root, in case user made it a child of something
+                    // in the scene since DDOL is only allowed for scene root objects
+                    transform.SetParent(null);
+                    DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
+                }
             }
             else
             {