diff --git a/libcni/api.go b/libcni/api.go
index feaed8d6..4ad714a0 100644
--- a/libcni/api.go
+++ b/libcni/api.go
@@ -43,20 +43,18 @@ type CNIConfig struct {
 }
 
 func (c *CNIConfig) AddNetwork(net *NetworkConfig, rt *RuntimeConf) (*types.Result, error) {
-	return c.execPlugin("ADD", net, rt)
+	pluginPath := invoke.FindInPath(net.Network.Type, c.Path)
+	return invoke.ExecPluginWithResult(pluginPath, net.Bytes, c.args("ADD", rt))
 }
 
 func (c *CNIConfig) DelNetwork(net *NetworkConfig, rt *RuntimeConf) error {
-	_, err := c.execPlugin("DEL", net, rt)
-	return err
+	pluginPath := invoke.FindInPath(net.Network.Type, c.Path)
+	return invoke.ExecPluginWithoutResult(pluginPath, net.Bytes, c.args("DEL", rt))
 }
 
 // =====
-
-func (c *CNIConfig) execPlugin(action string, conf *NetworkConfig, rt *RuntimeConf) (*types.Result, error) {
-	pluginPath := invoke.FindInPath(conf.Network.Type, c.Path)
-
-	args := &invoke.Args{
+func (c *CNIConfig) args(action string, rt *RuntimeConf) *invoke.Args {
+	return &invoke.Args{
 		Command:     action,
 		ContainerID: rt.ContainerID,
 		NetNS:       rt.NetNS,
@@ -64,5 +62,4 @@ func (c *CNIConfig) execPlugin(action string, conf *NetworkConfig, rt *RuntimeCo
 		IfName:      rt.IfName,
 		Path:        strings.Join(c.Path, ":"),
 	}
-	return invoke.ExecPlugin(pluginPath, conf.Bytes, args)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/invoke/exec.go b/pkg/invoke/exec.go
index d7c5b7ab..cf0cff47 100644
--- a/pkg/invoke/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/invoke/exec.go
@@ -41,7 +41,23 @@ func pluginErr(err error, output []byte) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func ExecPlugin(pluginPath string, netconf []byte, args CNIArgs) (*types.Result, error) {
+func ExecPluginWithResult(pluginPath string, netconf []byte, args CNIArgs) (*types.Result, error) {
+	stdoutBytes, err := execPlugin(pluginPath, netconf, args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	res := &types.Result{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(stdoutBytes, res)
+	return res, err
+}
+
+func ExecPluginWithoutResult(pluginPath string, netconf []byte, args CNIArgs) error {
+	_, err := execPlugin(pluginPath, netconf, args)
+	return err
+}
+
+func execPlugin(pluginPath string, netconf []byte, args CNIArgs) ([]byte, error) {
 	if pluginPath == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find %q plugin", filepath.Base(pluginPath))
 	}
@@ -60,7 +76,5 @@ func ExecPlugin(pluginPath string, netconf []byte, args CNIArgs) (*types.Result,
 		return nil, pluginErr(err, stdout.Bytes())
 	}
 
-	res := &types.Result{}
-	err := json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), res)
-	return res, err
+	return stdout.Bytes(), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/ipam/ipam.go b/pkg/ipam/ipam.go
index a76299d7..6a593a26 100644
--- a/pkg/ipam/ipam.go
+++ b/pkg/ipam/ipam.go
@@ -29,15 +29,14 @@ func ExecAdd(plugin string, netconf []byte) (*types.Result, error) {
 	if os.Getenv("CNI_COMMAND") != "ADD" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CNI_COMMAND is not ADD")
 	}
-	return invoke.ExecPlugin(invoke.Find(plugin), netconf, invoke.ArgsFromEnv())
+	return invoke.ExecPluginWithResult(invoke.Find(plugin), netconf, invoke.ArgsFromEnv())
 }
 
 func ExecDel(plugin string, netconf []byte) error {
 	if os.Getenv("CNI_COMMAND") != "DEL" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("CNI_COMMAND is not DEL")
 	}
-	_, err := invoke.ExecPlugin(invoke.Find(plugin), netconf, invoke.ArgsFromEnv())
-	return err
+	return invoke.ExecPluginWithoutResult(invoke.Find(plugin), netconf, invoke.ArgsFromEnv())
 }
 
 // ConfigureIface takes the result of IPAM plugin and