diff --git a/addons/vrf.py b/addons/vrf.py
index a942a2b..0d520c7 100644
--- a/addons/vrf.py
+++ b/addons/vrf.py
@@ -201,15 +201,16 @@ class vrf(moduleBase):
         pref = 200
         ip_rule_out_format = '%s: from all %s %s lookup %s'
         ip_rule_cmd = 'ip %s rule add pref %s %s %s table %s' 
-        try:
-            if self.vrf_fix_local_table:
-                self.vrf_fix_local_table = False
-                rule = '0: from all lookup local'
-                if rule in self.ip_rule_cache:
+        if self.vrf_fix_local_table:
+            self.vrf_fix_local_table = False
+            rule = '0: from all lookup local'
+            if rule in self.ip_rule_cache:
+                try:
                     self.exec_command('ip rule del pref 0')
                     self.exec_command('ip rule add pref 32765 table local')
-        except Exception, e:
-            self.logger.info('%s' %str(e))
+                except Exception, e:
+                    self.logger.info('%s' %str(e))
+                    pass
 
         #Example ip rule
         #200: from all oif blue lookup blue
diff --git a/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py b/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
index f6f835c..eecf358 100644
--- a/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
+++ b/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
@@ -835,6 +835,6 @@ class iproute2(utilsBase):
             lowers = glob.glob("/sys/class/net/%s/lower_*" %ifacename)
             if not lowers:
                 return []
-            return [os.path.basename(l).strip("lower_") for l in lowers]
+            return [os.path.basename(l)[6:] for l in lowers]
         except:
             return []