diff --git a/cloudinit/net/ephemeral.py b/cloudinit/net/ephemeral.py
index 3b5f9b96a2ef..fd54fc1d9f8f 100644
--- a/cloudinit/net/ephemeral.py
+++ b/cloudinit/net/ephemeral.py
@@ -107,9 +107,8 @@ def __enter__(self):
             elif self.router:
                 self._bringup_router()
         except subp.ProcessExecutionError:
-            LOG.error(
-                "Error bringing up EphemeralIPv4Network. "
-                "Datasource setup cannot continue"
+            LOG.warn(
+                "Error bringing up EphemeralIPv4Network."
             )
             self.__exit__(None, None, None)
             raise
@@ -233,13 +232,20 @@ def __enter__(self):
 
         https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/networking/ipv6.html
         """
-        if net.read_sys_net(self.interface, "operstate") != "up":
-            self.distro.net_ops.link_up(self.interface)
+        try:
+            if net.read_sys_net(self.interface, "operstate") != "up":
+                self.distro.net_ops.link_up(self.interface)
+        except subp.ProcessExecutionError:
+            LOG.warn(
+                "Error bringing up EphemeralIPv6Network."
+            )
+            raise
 
     def __exit__(self, *_args):
         """No need to set the link to down state"""
 
 
+
 class EphemeralDHCPv4:
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -370,14 +376,35 @@ def __enter__(self):
         # ipv6 dualstack might succeed when dhcp4 fails
         # therefore catch exception unless only v4 is used
         try:
+            exceptions = []
+            ephemeral_obtained = False
             if self.ipv4:
-                self.stack.enter_context(
-                    EphemeralDHCPv4(self.distro, self.interface)
-                )
+                try:
+                    self.stack.enter_context(
+                        EphemeralDHCPv4(self.distro, self.interface)
+                    )
+                    ephemeral_obtained = True
+                except subp.ProcessExecutionError as e:
+                    exceptions.append(e)
+
             if self.ipv6:
-                self.stack.enter_context(
-                    EphemeralIPv6Network(self.distro, self.interface)
+                try:
+                    self.stack.enter_context(
+                        EphemeralIPv6Network(self.distro, self.interface)
+                    )
+                    ephemeral_obtained = True
+                except subp.ProcessExecutionError as e:
+                    exceptions.append(e)
+
+            if not ephemeral_obtained:
+                # raise only the first exception found
+                # is there a way to merge / represent that both failed?
+                LOG.error(
+                    "Error bringing up EphemeralIPNetwork. "
+                    "Datasource setup cannot continue"
                 )
+                raise exceptions[0]
+
         # v6 link local might be usable
         # caller may want to log network state
         except NoDHCPLeaseError as e: