diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/disable_pubip.sh b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/disable_pubip.sh
index f59eea9ef23..349ddef14ea 100644
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/disable_pubip.sh
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/disable_pubip.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 ifdown eth2
+ifconfig eth2 down
 service dnsmasq stop
diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ
index 5d96b018327..ac8b0e0ea85 100644
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 ifdown eth2 && \
+ifconfig eth2 down && \
 ifconfig eth2 hw ether [ETH2MAC] && \
 ifup eth2 && \
 ip route add default via [GATEWAY] dev eth2 && \