diff --git a/router-daemon/pvcrd/Daemon.py b/router-daemon/pvcrd/Daemon.py
index 0802d513..dac34fbb 100644
--- a/router-daemon/pvcrd/Daemon.py
+++ b/router-daemon/pvcrd/Daemon.py
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ def updatenetworks(new_network_list):
         if not network in s_network:
             s_network[network] = VXNetworkInstance.VXNetworkInstance(network, zk_conn, config, t_router[myhostname])
         if not network in new_network_list:
-            s_network[network].removeAddress()
+            s_network[network].stopDHCPServer()
+            s_network[network].removeGatewayAddress()
             s_network[network].removeNetwork()
     for router in router_list:
         if router in t_router:
diff --git a/router-daemon/pvcrd/RouterInstance.py b/router-daemon/pvcrd/RouterInstance.py
index f1eedc74..ae25c4df 100644
--- a/router-daemon/pvcrd/RouterInstance.py
+++ b/router-daemon/pvcrd/RouterInstance.py
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ class RouterInstance():
                     zkhandler.writedata(self.zk_conn, { '/routers/{}/networkstate'.format(self.t_router[router].getname()): 'primary' })
         time.sleep(2)
         for network in self.s_network:
-            self.s_network[network].removeGatewayAddress()
             self.s_network[network].stopDHCPServer()
+            self.s_network[network].removeGatewayAddress()
 
     def set_secondary(self):
         result = zkhandler.writedata(self.zk_conn, {