diff --git a/ncm-network/src/main/perl/nmstate.pm b/ncm-network/src/main/perl/nmstate.pm
index d2be9ef2b2..e2b89ef2bb 100644
--- a/ncm-network/src/main/perl/nmstate.pm
+++ b/ncm-network/src/main/perl/nmstate.pm
@@ -518,6 +518,8 @@ sub nmstate_apply
             # apply config using nmstatectl
             my $ymlfile = $self->iface_filename($iface);
             if ($self->any_exists($ymlfile)){
+                $self->verbose("Apply config for inteface $iface");
+                push(@cmds, [$NMCLI_CMD, "conn", "down", $iface ]) if $self->is_active_interface($iface);
                 push(@cmds, [$NMSTATECTL, "apply", $ymlfile]);
                 push(@cmds, [qw(sleep 10)]) if ($iface =~ m/bond/);
             } else {