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-rw-r--r--python/vyos/ifconfig.py5
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/ifconfig.py b/python/vyos/ifconfig.py
index 9310ee278..ab8799e54 100644
--- a/python/vyos/ifconfig.py
+++ b/python/vyos/ifconfig.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ dhclient_base = r'/var/lib/dhcp/dhclient_'
class Interface:
-
def __init__(self, ifname, type=None):
"""
This is the base interface class which supports basic IP/MAC address
@@ -202,6 +201,10 @@ class Interface:
>>> Interface('eth0').mac
'00:90:43:fe:fe:1b'
"""
+ # on interface removal (ethernet) an empty string is passed - ignore it
+ if not mac:
+ return None
+
# a mac address consits out of 6 octets
octets = len(mac.split(':'))
if octets != 6: