diff --git a/cmd/sriov/main.go b/cmd/sriov/main.go
index 1281fde3..56bf6fbe 100644
--- a/cmd/sriov/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sriov/main.go
@@ -270,6 +270,29 @@ func cmdDel(args *skel.CmdArgs) error {
 
 	sm := sriov.NewSriovManager()
 
+	netns, err := ns.GetNS(args.Netns)
+	if err != nil {
+		// according to:
+		// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/43014#issuecomment-287164444
+		// if provided path does not exist (e.x. when node was restarted)
+		// plugin should silently return with success after releasing
+		// IPAM resources
+		_, ok := err.(ns.NSPathNotExistErr)
+		if ok {
+			logging.Debug("Exiting as the network namespace does not exists anymore",
+				"func", "cmdDel",
+				"netConf.DeviceID", netConf.DeviceID,
+				"args.Netns", args.Netns)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open netns %s: %q", netns, err)
+	}
+	defer netns.Close()
+
+	logging.Debug("Reset VF configuration",
+		"func", "cmdDel",
+		"netConf.DeviceID", netConf.DeviceID)
 	/* ResetVFConfig resets a VF administratively. We must run ResetVFConfig
 	   before ReleaseVF because some drivers will error out if we try to
 	   reset netdev VF with trust off. So, reset VF MAC address via PF first.
@@ -279,22 +302,11 @@ func cmdDel(args *skel.CmdArgs) error {
 	}
 
 	if !netConf.DPDKMode {
-		netns, err := ns.GetNS(args.Netns)
-		if err != nil {
-			// according to:
-			// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/43014#issuecomment-287164444
-			// if provided path does not exist (e.x. when node was restarted)
-			// plugin should silently return with success after releasing
-			// IPAM resources
-			_, ok := err.(ns.NSPathNotExistErr)
-			if ok {
-				return nil
-			}
-
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to open netns %s: %q", netns, err)
-		}
-		defer netns.Close()
-
+		logging.Debug("Release the VF",
+			"func", "cmdDel",
+			"netConf.DeviceID", netConf.DeviceID,
+			"args.Netns", args.Netns,
+			"args.IfName", args.IfName)
 		if err = sm.ReleaseVF(netConf, args.IfName, netns); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}