diff --git a/ipamd/rpc_handler.go b/ipamd/rpc_handler.go
index 5658ec6db8..d8ce5bfbf4 100644
--- a/ipamd/rpc_handler.go
+++ b/ipamd/rpc_handler.go
@@ -100,14 +100,7 @@ func (s *server) DelNetwork(ctx context.Context, in *pb.DelNetworkRequest) (*pb.
 	}
 	log.Infof("Send DelNetworkReply: IPv4Addr %s, DeviceNumber: %d, err: %v", ip, deviceNumber, err)
 
-	// Plugins should generally complete a DEL action without error even if some resources are missing. For example,
-	// an IPAM plugin should generally release an IP allocation and return success even if the container network
-	// namespace no longer exists, unless that network namespace is critical for IPAM management
-	success := true
-	if err != nil && err != datastore.ErrUnknownPod {
-		success = false
-	}
-	return &pb.DelNetworkReply{Success: success, IPv4Addr: ip, DeviceNumber: int32(deviceNumber)}, nil
+	return &pb.DelNetworkReply{Success: err == nil, IPv4Addr: ip, DeviceNumber: int32(deviceNumber)}, err
 }
 
 // RunRPCHandler handles request from gRPC
diff --git a/plugins/routed-eni/cni.go b/plugins/routed-eni/cni.go
index 06c7b7feef..7496c02cf2 100644
--- a/plugins/routed-eni/cni.go
+++ b/plugins/routed-eni/cni.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 
+	"github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-cni-k8s/ipamd/datastore"
+
 	"github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-cni-k8s/pkg/networkutils"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -282,9 +284,17 @@ func del(args *skel.CmdArgs, cniTypes typeswrapper.CNITYPES, grpcClient grpcwrap
 			Reason:                     "PodDeleted"})
 
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Error received from DelNetwork grpc call for pod %s namespace %s sandbox %s: %v",
-			string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAME), string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAMESPACE), string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_INFRA_CONTAINER_ID), err)
-		return err
+		if err == datastore.ErrUnknownPod {
+			// Plugins should generally complete a DEL action without error even if some resources are missing. For example,
+			// an IPAM plugin should generally release an IP allocation and return success even if the container network
+			// namespace no longer exists, unless that network namespace is critical for IPAM management
+			log.Infof("Pod %s in namespace %s not found", string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAME), string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAMESPACE))
+			return nil
+		} else {
+			log.Errorf("Error received from DelNetwork grpc call for pod %s namespace %s sandbox %s: %v",
+				string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAME), string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAMESPACE), string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_INFRA_CONTAINER_ID), err)
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if !r.Success {
@@ -305,6 +315,9 @@ func del(args *skel.CmdArgs, cniTypes typeswrapper.CNITYPES, grpcClient grpcwrap
 				string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAME), string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAMESPACE), string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_INFRA_CONTAINER_ID), err)
 			return err
 		}
+	} else {
+		log.Warnf("Pod %s in namespace %s did not have a valid IP %s", string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAME),
+			string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAMESPACE), r.IPv4Addr)
 	}
 	return nil
 }