diff --git a/addons/vxlan.py b/addons/vxlan.py
index c4d05d4..9047605 100644
--- a/addons/vxlan.py
+++ b/addons/vxlan.py
@@ -66,19 +66,52 @@ class vxlan(moduleBase):
             return True
         return False
 
-    def _up(self, ifaceobj):
+    def _vxlan_create(self, ifaceobj):
         vxlanid = ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('vxlan-id')
         if vxlanid:
-            self.ipcmd.link_create_vxlan(ifaceobj.name, vxlanid,
-            localtunnelip=ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('vxlan-local-tunnelip'),
-            svcnodeip=ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('vxlan-svcnodeip'),
-            remoteips=ifaceobj.get_attr_value('vxlan-remoteip'),
-            learning=utils.get_onoff_bool(ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('vxlan-learning')),
-            ageing=ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('vxlan-ageing'),
-            anycastip=self._clagd_vxlan_anycast_ip)
+            group = ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('vxlan-svcnodeip')
+
+            netlink.link_add_vxlan(ifaceobj.name, vxlanid,
+                                   local=ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('vxlan-local-tunnelip'),
+                                   learning=utils.get_onoff_bool(ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('vxlan-learning')),
+                                   ageing=ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('vxlan-ageing'),
+                                   group=group)
+
+            remoteips = ifaceobj.get_attr_value('vxlan-remoteip')
+            if not systemUtils.is_service_running(None, '/var/run/vxrd.pid'):
+                # figure out the diff for remotes and do the bridge fdb updates
+                # only if provisioned by user and not by vxrd
+                cur_peers = set(self.ipcmd.get_vxlan_peers(ifaceobj.name, group))
+                if remoteips:
+                    new_peers = set(remoteips)
+                    del_list = cur_peers.difference(new_peers)
+                    add_list = new_peers.difference(cur_peers)
+                else:
+                    del_list = cur_peers
+                    add_list = []
+
+                try:
+                    for addr in del_list:
+                        self.ipcmd.bridge_fdb_del(ifaceobj.name,
+                                                  '00:00:00:00:00:00',
+                                                  None, True, addr)
+                except:
+                    pass
+
+                try:
+                    for addr in add_list:
+                        self.ipcmd.bridge_fdb_append(ifaceobj.name,
+                                                     '00:00:00:00:00:00',
+                                                     None, True, addr)
+                except:
+                    pass
+
             if ifaceobj.addr_method == 'manual':
                 netlink.link_set_updown(ifaceobj.name, "up")
 
+    def _up(self, ifaceobj):
+        self._vxlan_create(ifaceobj)
+
     def _down(self, ifaceobj):
         try:
             self.ipcmd.link_delete(ifaceobj.name)
diff --git a/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py b/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
index b1f4b6d..13db7d7 100644
--- a/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
+++ b/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
@@ -597,30 +597,6 @@ class iproute2(utilsBase):
         else:
             utils.exec_command('ip %s' % cmd)
 
-        if not systemUtils.is_service_running(None, '/var/run/vxrd.pid'):
-            #figure out the diff for remotes and do the bridge fdb updates
-            #only if provisioned by user and not by vxrd
-            cur_peers = set(self.get_vxlan_peers(name, svcnodeip))
-            if remoteips:
-                new_peers = set(remoteips)
-                del_list = cur_peers.difference(new_peers)
-                add_list = new_peers.difference(cur_peers)
-            else:
-                del_list = cur_peers
-                add_list = []
-
-            try:
-                for addr in del_list:
-                    self.bridge_fdb_del(name, '00:00:00:00:00:00', None, True, addr)
-            except:
-                pass
-
-            try:
-                for addr in add_list:
-                    self.bridge_fdb_append(name, '00:00:00:00:00:00', None, True, addr)
-            except:
-                pass
-
         # XXX: update linkinfo correctly
         self._cache_update([name], {})