diff --git a/weave b/weave
index af0763c9..1e90266e 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -225,17 +225,22 @@ connect_container_to_bridge() {
         return 1
     fi
 
-    if run_tool host ethtool -K $GUEST_IFNAME tx off >/dev/null &&
-        ip link set $LOCAL_IFNAME master $BRIDGE &&
-        ip link set $LOCAL_IFNAME up &&
-        ip link set $GUEST_IFNAME netns $NETNS ; then
-        ip netns exec $NETNS ip link set $GUEST_IFNAME name $CONTAINER_IFNAME
-    else
+    if ! run_tool host ethtool -K $GUEST_IFNAME tx off >/dev/null ||
+        ! ip link set $LOCAL_IFNAME master $BRIDGE ||
+        ! ip link set $LOCAL_IFNAME up ||
+        ! ip link set $GUEST_IFNAME netns $NETNS ; then
         # failed before we assigned the veth to the container's
-        # namespace - delete it
+        # namespace
         ip link del $LOCAL_IFNAME type veth || true
         return 1
     fi
+
+    if ! ip netns exec $NETNS ip link set $GUEST_IFNAME name $CONTAINER_IFNAME ; then
+        # failed after we assigned the veth to the container's
+        # namespace
+        ip netns exec $NETNS ip link del $GUEST_IFNAME type veth || true
+        return 1
+    fi
 }
 
 launch() {