diff --git a/lass/3modules/sync-containers3.nix b/lass/3modules/sync-containers3.nix
index 03eb14e66..7966f4097 100644
--- a/lass/3modules/sync-containers3.nix
+++ b/lass/3modules/sync-containers3.nix
@@ -235,6 +235,13 @@ in {
             '';
           };
         }; }
+        { "container@${ctr.name}" = lib.mkIf ctr.runContainer {
+          serviceConfig = {
+            ExecStop = pkgs.writers.writeDash "remove_interface" ''
+              ${pkgs.iproute2}/bin/ip link del vb-${ctr.name}
+            '';
+          };
+        }; }
       ]) (lib.attrValues cfg.containers)));
 
       systemd.timers = lib.mapAttrs' (n: ctr: lib.nameValuePair "${ctr.name}_syncer" {