diff --git a/src/confd/src/dagger.c b/src/confd/src/dagger.c
index a1ee3f1b..36213b8a 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/dagger.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/dagger.c
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ void dagger_skip_iface(struct dagger *d, const char *ifname)
 	touchf("%s/%d/skip/%s", d->path, d->next, ifname);
 }
 
+void dagger_skip_current_iface(struct dagger *d, const char *ifname)
+{
+	touchf("%s/%d/skip/%s", d->path, d->current, ifname);
+}
+
 int dagger_should_skip(struct dagger *d, const char *ifname)
 {
 	return fexistf("%s/%d/skip/%s", d->path, d->next, ifname);
diff --git a/src/confd/src/dagger.h b/src/confd/src/dagger.h
index 35d39079..a646de63 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/dagger.h
+++ b/src/confd/src/dagger.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ int dagger_evolve(struct dagger *d);
 int dagger_evolve_or_abandon(struct dagger *d);
 
 void dagger_skip_iface(struct dagger *d, const char *ifname);
+void dagger_skip_current_iface(struct dagger *d, const char *ifname);
 int dagger_should_skip(struct dagger *d, const char *ifname);
 int dagger_should_skip_current(struct dagger *d, const char *ifname);
 int dagger_is_bootstrap(struct dagger *d);
diff --git a/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c b/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
index 56392f56..750267bd 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
@@ -1648,6 +1648,7 @@ static int netdag_gen_iface_del(struct dagger *net, struct lyd_node *dif,
 				       struct lyd_node *cif, bool fixed)
 {
 	const char *ifname = lydx_get_cattr(dif, "name");
+	const char *iftype = lydx_get_cattr(dif, "type");
 	FILE *ip;
 
 	DEBUG_IFACE(dif, "");
@@ -1656,6 +1657,21 @@ static int netdag_gen_iface_del(struct dagger *net, struct lyd_node *dif,
 	if (dagger_should_skip_current(net, ifname))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!strcmp(iftype, "infix-if-type:veth")) {
+		struct lyd_node *node;
+		const char *peer;
+
+		node = lydx_get_descendant(lyd_child(dif), "veth", NULL);
+		if (!node)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		peer = lydx_get_cattr(node, "peer");
+		if (!peer)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		dagger_skip_current_iface(net, peer);
+	}
+
 	ip = dagger_fopen_current(net, "exit", ifname, 50, "exit.ip");
 	if (!ip)
 		return -EIO;