diff --git a/napalm_base/__init__.py b/napalm_base/__init__.py
index 3b09d4d4..22ced908 100644
--- a/napalm_base/__init__.py
+++ b/napalm_base/__init__.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 ]
 
 
-def get_network_driver(module_name):
+def get_network_driver(module_name, prepend=True):
     """
     Searches for a class derived form the base NAPALM class NetworkDriver in a specific library.
     The library name must repect the following pattern: napalm_[DEVICE_OS].
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def get_network_driver(module_name):
         # Try to not raise error when users requests IOS-XR for e.g.
         module_install_name = module_name.replace('-', '')
         # Can also request using napalm_[SOMETHING]
-        if 'napalm_' not in module_install_name:
+        if 'napalm_' not in module_install_name and prepend is True:
             module_install_name = 'napalm_{name}'.format(name=module_install_name)
         module = importlib.import_module(module_install_name)
     except ImportError:
diff --git a/test/unit/TestGetNetworkDriver.py b/test/unit/TestGetNetworkDriver.py
index 20527d1a..88d14d8a 100644
--- a/test/unit/TestGetNetworkDriver.py
+++ b/test/unit/TestGetNetworkDriver.py
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@
 @ddt
 class TestGetNetworkDriver(unittest.TestCase):
     """Test the method get_network_driver."""
-    network_drivers = ('eos', 'fortios', 'ios', 'iosxr', 'IOS-XR', 'junos', 'ros', 'nxos',
-                       'pluribus', 'panos', 'vyos')
+    network_drivers = ('eos', 'napalm_eos', 'fortios', 'ios', 'iosxr', 'IOS-XR', 'junos', 'ros',
+                       'nxos', 'pluribus', 'panos', 'vyos')
 
     @data(*network_drivers)
     def test_get_network_driver(self, driver):
         """Check that we can get the desired driver and is instance of NetworkDriver."""
         self.assertTrue(issubclass(get_network_driver(driver), NetworkDriver))
 
-    @data('fake', 'network', 'driver')
+    @data('fake', 'network', 'driver', 'sys', 1)
     def test_get_wrong_network_driver(self, driver):
         """Check that inexisting driver throws ModuleImportError."""
-        self.assertRaises(ModuleImportError, get_network_driver, driver)
+        self.assertRaises(ModuleImportError, get_network_driver, driver, prepend=False)