diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/resource/src/network/network_info/network_info_from_link.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/resource/src/network/network_info/network_info_from_link.rs
index e8d5494915..d6dc0a82b6 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/resource/src/network/network_info/network_info_from_link.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/resource/src/network/network_info/network_info_from_link.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ impl NetworkInfoFromLink {
     pub async fn new(
         handle: &rtnetlink::Handle,
         link: &dyn link::Link,
+        addrs: Vec<IPAddress>,
         hw_addr: &str,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
         let attrs = link.attrs();
@@ -40,9 +41,7 @@ impl NetworkInfoFromLink {
             interface: Interface {
                 device: name.clone(),
                 name: name.clone(),
-                ip_addresses: handle_addresses(handle, attrs)
-                    .await
-                    .context("handle addresses")?,
+                ip_addresses: addrs.clone(),
                 mtu: attrs.mtu as u64,
                 hw_addr: hw_addr.to_string(),
                 pci_addr: Default::default(),
@@ -59,7 +58,10 @@ impl NetworkInfoFromLink {
     }
 }
 
-async fn handle_addresses(handle: &rtnetlink::Handle, attrs: &LinkAttrs) -> Result<Vec<IPAddress>> {
+pub async fn handle_addresses(
+    handle: &rtnetlink::Handle,
+    attrs: &LinkAttrs,
+) -> Result<Vec<IPAddress>> {
     let mut addr_msg_list = handle
         .address()
         .get()
diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/resource/src/network/network_with_netns.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/resource/src/network/network_with_netns.rs
index 8ebf1eefdd..f2ddffb2d2 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/resource/src/network/network_with_netns.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/resource/src/network/network_with_netns.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use super::{
         Endpoint, IPVlanEndpoint, MacVlanEndpoint, PhysicalEndpoint, VethEndpoint, VlanEndpoint,
     },
     network_entity::NetworkEntity,
-    network_info::network_info_from_link::NetworkInfoFromLink,
+    network_info::network_info_from_link::{handle_addresses, NetworkInfoFromLink},
     utils::{link, netns},
     Network,
 };
@@ -189,9 +189,18 @@ async fn get_entity_from_netns(
             continue;
         }
 
+        let ip_addresses = handle_addresses(&handle, attrs)
+            .await
+            .context("handle addresses")?;
+        // Ignore unconfigured network interfaces. These are either base tunnel devices that are not namespaced
+        // like gre0, gretap0, sit0, ipip0, tunl0 or incorrectly setup interfaces.
+        if ip_addresses.is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         let idx = idx.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
         let (endpoint, network_info) =
-            create_endpoint(&handle, link.as_ref(), idx, config, d.clone())
+            create_endpoint(&handle, link.as_ref(), ip_addresses, idx, config, d.clone())
                 .await
                 .context("create endpoint")?;
 
@@ -204,6 +213,7 @@ async fn get_entity_from_netns(
 async fn create_endpoint(
     handle: &rtnetlink::Handle,
     link: &dyn link::Link,
+    addrs: Vec<agent::IPAddress>,
     idx: u32,
     config: &NetworkWithNetNsConfig,
     d: Arc<RwLock<DeviceManager>>,
@@ -270,7 +280,7 @@ async fn create_endpoint(
     };
 
     let network_info = Arc::new(
-        NetworkInfoFromLink::new(handle, link, &endpoint.hardware_addr().await)
+        NetworkInfoFromLink::new(handle, link, addrs, &endpoint.hardware_addr().await)
             .await
             .context("network info from link")?,
     );