diff --git a/src/service/service/service_handlers/l3nm_gnmi_openconfig/ConfigRuleComposer.py b/src/service/service/service_handlers/l3nm_gnmi_openconfig/ConfigRuleComposer.py
index 343c37f5d75684394410f907c4ff57446cf9782c..20595e896a7a033ae2925e3623ed139b981f05a1 100644
--- a/src/service/service/service_handlers/l3nm_gnmi_openconfig/ConfigRuleComposer.py
+++ b/src/service/service/service_handlers/l3nm_gnmi_openconfig/ConfigRuleComposer.py
@@ -93,15 +93,19 @@ class EndpointComposer:
         if self.ipv4_address is None: return []
         if self.ipv4_prefix_len is None: return []
         json_config_rule = json_config_rule_delete if delete else json_config_rule_set
-        return [
-            json_config_rule(*_interface(
-                self.objekt.name, index=self.sub_interface_index, address_ip=self.ipv4_address,
-                address_prefix=self.ipv4_prefix_len, enabled=True
-            )),
+        config_rules = [
             json_config_rule(*_network_instance_interface(
                 network_instance_name, self.objekt.name, self.sub_interface_index
             )),
         ]
+        if not delete:
+            config_rules.extend([
+                json_config_rule(*_interface(
+                    self.objekt.name, index=self.sub_interface_index, address_ip=self.ipv4_address,
+                    address_prefix=self.ipv4_prefix_len, enabled=True
+                )),
+            ])
+        return config_rules
 
     def dump(self) -> Dict:
         return {