diff --git a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_load_balancing_wan.py b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_load_balancing_wan.py
index 9b2cb0fac..47ca19b27 100755
--- a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_load_balancing_wan.py
+++ b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_load_balancing_wan.py
@@ -1,256 +1,259 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2022-2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors
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 import os
 import unittest
 import time
 
 from base_vyostest_shim import VyOSUnitTestSHIM
 from vyos.configsession import ConfigSessionError
 from vyos.ifconfig import Section
 from vyos.utils.process import call
 from vyos.utils.process import cmd
 
 
 base_path = ['load-balancing']
 
 
 def create_netns(name):
     return call(f'sudo ip netns add {name}')
 
 def create_veth_pair(local='veth0', peer='ceth0'):
     return call(f'sudo ip link add {local} type veth peer name {peer}')
 
 def move_interface_to_netns(iface, netns_name):
     return call(f'sudo ip link set {iface} netns {netns_name}')
 
 def rename_interface(iface, new_name):
     return call(f'sudo ip link set {iface} name {new_name}')
 
 def cmd_in_netns(netns, cmd):
     return call(f'sudo ip netns exec {netns} {cmd}')
 
 def delete_netns(name):
     return call(f'sudo ip netns del {name}')
 
 class TestLoadBalancingWan(VyOSUnitTestSHIM.TestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(TestLoadBalancingWan, cls).setUpClass()
 
         # ensure we can also run this test on a live system - so lets clean
         # out the current configuration :)
         cls.cli_delete(cls, base_path)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.cli_delete(base_path)
         self.cli_commit()
 
     def test_table_routes(self):
         ns1 = 'ns201'
         ns2 = 'ns202'
         ns3 = 'ns203'
         iface1 = 'eth201'
         iface2 = 'eth202'
         iface3 = 'eth203'
         container_iface1 = 'ceth0'
         container_iface2 = 'ceth1'
         container_iface3 = 'ceth2'
 
         # Create network namespeces
         create_netns(ns1)
         create_netns(ns2)
         create_netns(ns3)
         create_veth_pair(iface1, container_iface1)
         create_veth_pair(iface2, container_iface2)
         create_veth_pair(iface3, container_iface3)
 
         move_interface_to_netns(container_iface1, ns1)
         move_interface_to_netns(container_iface2, ns2)
         move_interface_to_netns(container_iface3, ns3)
         call(f'sudo ip address add 203.0.113.10/24 dev {iface1}')
         call(f'sudo ip address add 192.0.2.10/24 dev {iface2}')
         call(f'sudo ip address add 198.51.100.10/24 dev {iface3}')
         call(f'sudo ip link set dev {iface1} up')
         call(f'sudo ip link set dev {iface2} up')
         call(f'sudo ip link set dev {iface3} up')
         cmd_in_netns(ns1, f'ip link set {container_iface1} name eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns2, f'ip link set {container_iface2} name eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns3, f'ip link set {container_iface3} name eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns1, 'ip address add 203.0.113.1/24 dev eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns2, 'ip address add 192.0.2.1/24 dev eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns3, 'ip address add 198.51.100.1/24 dev eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns1, 'ip link set dev eth0 up')
         cmd_in_netns(ns2, 'ip link set dev eth0 up')
         cmd_in_netns(ns3, 'ip link set dev eth0 up')
 
         # Set load-balancing configuration
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface1, 'failure-count', '2'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface1, 'nexthop', '203.0.113.1'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface1, 'success-count', '1'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface2, 'failure-count', '2'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface2, 'nexthop', '192.0.2.1'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface2, 'success-count', '1'])
 
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'rule', '10', 'inbound-interface', iface3])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'rule', '10', 'source', 'address', '198.51.100.0/24'])
 
 
         # commit changes
         self.cli_commit()
 
         time.sleep(5)
         # Check default routes in tables 201, 202
         # Expected values
         original = 'default via 203.0.113.1 dev eth201'
         tmp = cmd('sudo ip route show table 201')
         self.assertEqual(tmp, original)
 
         original = 'default via 192.0.2.1 dev eth202'
         tmp = cmd('sudo ip route show table 202')
         self.assertEqual(tmp, original)
 
         # Delete veth interfaces and netns
-        for iface in [iface1, iface2, iface3, container_iface1, container_iface2, container_iface3]:
+        for iface in [iface1, iface2, iface3]:
             call(f'sudo ip link del dev {iface}')
 
         delete_netns(ns1)
         delete_netns(ns2)
+        delete_netns(ns3)
 
     def test_check_chains(self):
 
         ns1 = 'nsA'
         ns2 = 'nsB'
         ns3 = 'nsC'
         iface1 = 'veth1'
         iface2 = 'veth2'
         iface3 = 'veth3'
         container_iface1 = 'ceth0'
         container_iface2 = 'ceth1'
         container_iface3 = 'ceth2'
         mangle_isp1 = """table ip mangle {
 	chain ISP_veth1 {
 		counter ct mark set 0xc9
 		counter meta mark set 0xc9
 		counter accept
 	}
 }"""
         mangle_isp2 = """table ip mangle {
 	chain ISP_veth2 {
 		counter ct mark set 0xca
 		counter meta mark set 0xca
 		counter accept
 	}
 }"""
         mangle_prerouting = """table ip mangle {
 	chain PREROUTING {
 		type filter hook prerouting priority mangle; policy accept;
 		counter jump WANLOADBALANCE_PRE
 	}
 }"""
         mangle_wanloadbalance_pre = """table ip mangle {
 	chain WANLOADBALANCE_PRE {
 		iifname "veth3" ip saddr 198.51.100.0/24 ct state new meta random & 2147483647 < 1073741824 counter jump ISP_veth1
 		iifname "veth3" ip saddr 198.51.100.0/24 ct state new counter jump ISP_veth2
 		iifname "veth3" ip saddr 198.51.100.0/24 counter meta mark set ct mark
 	}
 }"""
         nat_wanloadbalance = """table ip nat {
 	chain WANLOADBALANCE {
 		ct mark 0xc9 counter snat to 203.0.113.10
 		ct mark 0xca counter snat to 192.0.2.10
 	}
 }"""
         nat_vyos_pre_snat_hook = """table ip nat {
 	chain VYOS_PRE_SNAT_HOOK {
 		type nat hook postrouting priority srcnat - 1; policy accept;
 		counter jump WANLOADBALANCE
 	}
 }"""
 
         # Create network namespeces
         create_netns(ns1)
         create_netns(ns2)
         create_netns(ns3)
         create_veth_pair(iface1, container_iface1)
         create_veth_pair(iface2, container_iface2)
         create_veth_pair(iface3, container_iface3)
         move_interface_to_netns(container_iface1, ns1)
         move_interface_to_netns(container_iface2, ns2)
         move_interface_to_netns(container_iface3, ns3)
         call(f'sudo ip address add 203.0.113.10/24 dev {iface1}')
         call(f'sudo ip address add 192.0.2.10/24 dev {iface2}')
         call(f'sudo ip address add 198.51.100.10/24 dev {iface3}')
 
         for iface in [iface1, iface2, iface3]:
             call(f'sudo ip link set dev {iface} up')
 
         cmd_in_netns(ns1, f'ip link set {container_iface1} name eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns2, f'ip link set {container_iface2} name eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns3, f'ip link set {container_iface3} name eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns1, 'ip address add 203.0.113.1/24 dev eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns2, 'ip address add 192.0.2.1/24 dev eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns3, 'ip address add 198.51.100.1/24 dev eth0')
         cmd_in_netns(ns1, 'ip link set dev eth0 up')
         cmd_in_netns(ns2, 'ip link set dev eth0 up')
         cmd_in_netns(ns3, 'ip link set dev eth0 up')
 
         # Set load-balancing configuration
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface1, 'failure-count', '2'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface1, 'nexthop', '203.0.113.1'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface1, 'success-count', '1'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface2, 'failure-count', '2'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface2, 'nexthop', '192.0.2.1'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'interface-health', iface2, 'success-count', '1'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'rule', '10', 'inbound-interface', iface3])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'rule', '10', 'source', 'address', '198.51.100.0/24'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'rule', '10', 'interface', iface1])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['wan', 'rule', '10', 'interface', iface2])
 
         # commit changes
         self.cli_commit()
 
         time.sleep(5)
 
         # Check mangle chains
         tmp = cmd(f'sudo nft -s list chain mangle ISP_{iface1}')
         self.assertEqual(tmp, mangle_isp1)
 
         tmp = cmd(f'sudo nft -s list chain mangle ISP_{iface2}')
         self.assertEqual(tmp, mangle_isp2)
 
         tmp = cmd(f'sudo nft -s list chain mangle PREROUTING')
         self.assertEqual(tmp, mangle_prerouting)
 
         tmp = cmd(f'sudo nft -s list chain mangle WANLOADBALANCE_PRE')
         self.assertEqual(tmp, mangle_wanloadbalance_pre)
 
         # Check nat chains
         tmp = cmd(f'sudo nft -s list chain nat WANLOADBALANCE')
         self.assertEqual(tmp, nat_wanloadbalance)
 
         tmp = cmd(f'sudo nft -s list chain nat VYOS_PRE_SNAT_HOOK')
         self.assertEqual(tmp, nat_vyos_pre_snat_hook)
 
         # Delete veth interfaces and netns
-        for iface in [iface1, iface2, iface3, container_iface1, container_iface2, container_iface3]:
+        for iface in [iface1, iface2, iface3]:
             call(f'sudo ip link del dev {iface}')
 
         delete_netns(ns1)
         delete_netns(ns2)
+        delete_netns(ns3)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main(verbosity=2)