diff --git a/src/confd/src/confd/dagger.c b/src/confd/src/confd/dagger.c
index dfb22696..305eb81e 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/confd/dagger.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/confd/dagger.c
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ int dagger_should_skip(struct dagger *d, const char *ifname)
 	return fexistf("%s/%d/skip/%s", d->path, d->next, ifname);
 }
 
+int dagger_should_skip_current(struct dagger *d, const char *ifname)
+{
+	return fexistf("%s/%d/skip/%s", d->path, d->current, ifname);
+}
+
 
 int dagger_claim(struct dagger *d, const char *path)
 {
diff --git a/src/confd/src/confd/dagger.h b/src/confd/src/confd/dagger.h
index 8f23f533..70938204 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/confd/dagger.h
+++ b/src/confd/src/confd/dagger.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ int dagger_evolve_or_abandon(struct dagger *d);
 
 void dagger_skip_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_claim(struct dagger *d, const char *path);
 
diff --git a/src/confd/src/confd/ietf-interfaces.c b/src/confd/src/confd/ietf-interfaces.c
index 32369eaa..5321ee8c 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/confd/ietf-interfaces.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/confd/ietf-interfaces.c
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ static int netdag_gen_iface_del(struct dagger *net, struct lyd_node *dif,
 
 	DEBUG_IFACE(dif, "");
 
+	if (dagger_should_skip_current(net, ifname))
+		return 0;
+
 	ip = dagger_fopen_current(net, "exit", ifname, 50, "exit.ip");
 	if (!ip)
 		return -EIO;