diff --git a/cicd/ipsec2/validation.sh b/cicd/ipsec2/validation.sh
index 29fe8e2a9..73f71a7f2 100755
--- a/cicd/ipsec2/validation.sh
+++ b/cicd/ipsec2/validation.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ do
     then
       printf "Ping %-16s \t->\t %-16s \t\t: [OK]\n" lh$i ${servArr[j]} $size ;
     else
-      printf "Ping %-16s \t->\t %-16s \t\t: [OK]\n" lh$i ${servArr[j]} $size ;
+      printf "Ping %-16s \t->\t %-16s \t\t: [NOK]\n" lh$i ${servArr[j]} $size ;
       code=1
     fi
     j=$(( $j + 1 ))
diff --git a/loxinet/dpebpf_linux.go b/loxinet/dpebpf_linux.go
index bc84e81ad..f6e4c2abb 100644
--- a/loxinet/dpebpf_linux.go
+++ b/loxinet/dpebpf_linux.go
@@ -475,6 +475,11 @@ func (e *DpEbpfH) DpPortPropMod(w *PortDpWorkQ) int {
 			lRet := e.loadEbpfPgm(w.LoadEbpf)
 			if lRet != 0 {
 				tk.LogIt(tk.LogError, "ebpf load - %d error\n", w.PortNum)
+				/* Shouldn't exit if the interface is not there, so return -1 and continue*/
+				_, err := nlp.LinkByName(w.LoadEbpf)
+				if err != nil {
+					return -1
+				}
 				syscall.Exit(1)
 			}
 		}