diff --git a/weave b/weave
index eb62ad64..796effef 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -196,29 +196,26 @@ attach() {
         return 1
     fi
 
-    if ! ip link set $LOCAL_IFNAME master $BRIDGE ||
-        ! ip link set $LOCAL_IFNAME up ||
-        ! ip link set $GUEST_IFNAME netns $NETNS ; then
+    if ! ip link set $GUEST_IFNAME netns $NETNS ; then
         # failed before we assigned the veth to the container's
         # namespace - delete it
         ip link del $LOCAL_IFNAME type veth || true
         return 1
     fi
 
-    if ! ip netns exec $NETNS ip link set $GUEST_IFNAME name $CONTAINER_IFNAME ||
+    if ! ip link set $LOCAL_IFNAME master $BRIDGE ||
+        ! ip link set $LOCAL_IFNAME up ||
+        ! ip netns exec $NETNS ip link set $GUEST_IFNAME name $CONTAINER_IFNAME ||
         ! ip netns exec $NETNS ip addr add $1 dev $CONTAINER_IFNAME ||
         ! ip netns exec $NETNS ip link set $CONTAINER_IFNAME up ||
         ! check_command_and_run ethtool ip netns exec $NETNS ethtool -K $CONTAINER_IFNAME tx off >/dev/null ; then
         return 1
     fi
 
-    if ip netns exec $NETNS ip route show | grep '^224\.0\.0\.0/4' >/dev/null ; then
-        # There's a multicast route already present, leave it alone.
-        return 0
-    fi
-
     # Route multicast packets across the weave network.
-    ip netns exec $NETNS ip route add 224.0.0.0/4 dev $CONTAINER_IFNAME
+    if ! ip netns exec $NETNS ip route show | grep '^224\.0\.0\.0/4' >/dev/null ; then
+        ip netns exec $NETNS ip route add 224.0.0.0/4 dev $CONTAINER_IFNAME
+    fi
 }
 
 detach() {