diff --git a/pkg/proxy/conntrack/cleanup.go b/pkg/proxy/conntrack/cleanup.go
index c39794c919b..93f4ccdc585 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/conntrack/cleanup.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/conntrack/cleanup.go
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ func deleteStaleServiceConntrackEntries(ct Interface, ipFamily v1.IPFamily, svcP
 		filters = append(filters, filterForPort(nodePort, v1.ProtocolUDP))
 	}
 
-	if err := ct.ClearEntries(ipFamilyMap[ipFamily], filters...); err != nil {
+	if n, err := ct.ClearEntries(ipFamilyMap[ipFamily], filters...); err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to delete stale service connections")
+	} else {
+		klog.V(4).InfoS("Deleted conntrack stale entries for services", "count", n)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -103,8 +105,10 @@ func deleteStaleEndpointConntrackEntries(ct Interface, ipFamily v1.IPFamily, svc
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := ct.ClearEntries(ipFamilyMap[ipFamily], filters...); err != nil {
+	if n, err := ct.ClearEntries(ipFamilyMap[ipFamily], filters...); err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to delete stale endpoint connections")
+	} else {
+		klog.V(4).InfoS("Deleted conntrack stale entries for endpoints", "count", n)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/conntrack/conntrack.go b/pkg/proxy/conntrack/conntrack.go
index c5ec762f3cb..d58b38e5aef 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/conntrack/conntrack.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/conntrack/conntrack.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 type Interface interface {
 	// ClearEntries deletes conntrack entries for connections of the given IP family,
 	// filtered by the given filters.
-	ClearEntries(ipFamily uint8, filters ...netlink.CustomConntrackFilter) error
+	ClearEntries(ipFamily uint8, filters ...netlink.CustomConntrackFilter) (int, error)
 }
 
 // netlinkHandler allows consuming real and mockable implementation for testing.
@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@ func newConntracker(handler netlinkHandler) Interface {
 
 // ClearEntries deletes conntrack entries for connections of the given IP family,
 // filtered by the given filters.
-func (ct *conntracker) ClearEntries(ipFamily uint8, filters ...netlink.CustomConntrackFilter) error {
+func (ct *conntracker) ClearEntries(ipFamily uint8, filters ...netlink.CustomConntrackFilter) (int, error) {
 	if len(filters) == 0 {
 		klog.V(7).InfoS("no conntrack filters provided")
-		return nil
+		return 0, nil
 	}
 
 	n, err := ct.handler.ConntrackDeleteFilters(netlink.ConntrackTable, netlink.InetFamily(ipFamily), filters...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error deleting conntrack entries, error: %w", err)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("error deleting conntrack entries, error: %w", err)
 	}
 	klog.V(4).InfoS("Cleared conntrack entries", "count", n)
-	return nil
+	return int(n), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/conntrack/conntrack_test.go b/pkg/proxy/conntrack/conntrack_test.go
index 729ac39b443..49eb49340f4 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/conntrack/conntrack_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/conntrack/conntrack_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ func TestConntracker_ClearEntries(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			handler := &fakeHandler{}
 			ct := newConntracker(handler)
-			require.NoError(t, ct.ClearEntries(tc.ipFamily, tc.filters...))
+			_, err := ct.ClearEntries(tc.ipFamily, tc.filters...)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 			require.Equal(t, netlink.ConntrackTableType(netlink.ConntrackTable), handler.tableType)
 			require.Equal(t, netlink.InetFamily(tc.ipFamily), handler.ipFamily)
 			require.Equal(t, len(tc.filters), len(handler.filters))
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/conntrack/fake.go b/pkg/proxy/conntrack/fake.go
index a90aa3f2cfd..201ed3324df 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/conntrack/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/conntrack/fake.go
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ func (fake *FakeInterface) Reset() {
 }
 
 // ClearEntries is part of Interface
-func (fake *FakeInterface) ClearEntries(_ uint8, filters ...netlink.CustomConntrackFilter) error {
+func (fake *FakeInterface) ClearEntries(_ uint8, filters ...netlink.CustomConntrackFilter) (int, error) {
 	for _, anyFilter := range filters {
 		filter := anyFilter.(*conntrackFilter)
 		if filter.protocol != protocolMap[v1.ProtocolUDP] {
-			return fmt.Errorf("FakeInterface currently only supports UDP")
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("FakeInterface currently only supports UDP")
 		}
 
 		// record IP and Port entries
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (fake *FakeInterface) ClearEntries(_ uint8, filters ...netlink.CustomConntr
 				origin := filter.original.dstIP.String()
 				dest := filter.reply.srcIP.String()
 				if previous, exists := fake.ClearedNATs[origin]; exists && previous != dest {
-					return fmt.Errorf("filter for NAT passed with same origin (%s), different destination (%s / %s)", origin, previous, dest)
+					return 0, fmt.Errorf("filter for NAT passed with same origin (%s), different destination (%s / %s)", origin, previous, dest)
 				}
 				fake.ClearedNATs[filter.original.dstIP.String()] = filter.reply.srcIP.String()
 			}
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ func (fake *FakeInterface) ClearEntries(_ uint8, filters ...netlink.CustomConntr
 				dest := filter.reply.srcIP.String()
 				port := int(filter.original.dstPort)
 				if previous, exists := fake.ClearedPortNATs[port]; exists && previous != dest {
-					return fmt.Errorf("filter for PortNAT passed with same port (%d), different destination (%s / %s)", port, previous, dest)
+					return 0, fmt.Errorf("filter for PortNAT passed with same port (%d), different destination (%s / %s)", port, previous, dest)
 				}
 				fake.ClearedPortNATs[port] = dest
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	return 0, nil
 }