diff --git a/pkg/daemon/init.go b/pkg/daemon/init.go
index e096553adb3..3a860377c79 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/init.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/init.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Wifx/gonetworkmanager"
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ func changeProvideNicName(current, target string) (bool, error) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if route.Scope == scope {
-				if err = netlink.RouteReplace(&route); err != nil {
+				if err = netlink.RouteReplace(&route); err != nil && err != syscall.EEXIST {
 					klog.Errorf("failed to replace route %s: %v", route.String(), err)
 					return false, err
 				}
diff --git a/test/e2e/underlay/underlay.go b/test/e2e/underlay/underlay.go
index e83eb125fe1..acb6acf4c53 100644
--- a/test/e2e/underlay/underlay.go
+++ b/test/e2e/underlay/underlay.go
@@ -197,7 +197,10 @@ var _ = Describe("[Underlay]", func() {
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			}
 
+			By("wait provider network to be ready")
 			time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+			err = f.WaitProviderNetworkReady(ProviderNetwork)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			By("validate provider network")
 			pn, err := f.OvnClientSet.KubeovnV1().ProviderNetworks().Get(context.Background(), ProviderNetwork, metav1.GetOptions{})
@@ -222,6 +225,11 @@ var _ = Describe("[Underlay]", func() {
 			newPn.Spec.ExcludeNodes = nil
 			_, err = f.OvnClientSet.KubeovnV1().ProviderNetworks().Update(context.Background(), newPn, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("wait provider network to be ready")
+			time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+			err = f.WaitProviderNetworkReady(ProviderNetwork)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 	})