diff --git a/conf/conf.c b/conf/conf.c
index a744dcaa..fefcac51 100644
--- a/conf/conf.c
+++ b/conf/conf.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ config_commit(struct config *c)
     }
   if (old_config)			/* Reconfiguration already in progress */
     {
-      if (shutting_down)
+      if (shutting_down == 2)
 	{
 	  log(L_INFO "New configuration discarded due to shutdown");
 	  config_free(c);
@@ -314,8 +314,9 @@ order_shutdown(void)
   init_list(&c->protos);
   init_list(&c->tables);
   c->shutdown = 1;
-  config_commit(c);
   shutting_down = 1;
+  config_commit(c);
+  shutting_down = 2;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.c b/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.c
index a70428ef..98c63f02 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.c
+++ b/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.c
@@ -498,6 +498,8 @@ nl_send_route(struct krt_proto *p, rte *e, int new)
       nl_add_attr_ipa(&r.h, sizeof(r), RTA_GATEWAY, a->gw);
       break;
     case RTD_DEVICE:
+      if (!a->iface)
+	return;
       r.r.rtm_type = RTN_UNICAST;
       nl_add_attr_u32(&r.h, sizeof(r), RTA_OIF, a->iface->index);
       break;
@@ -531,11 +533,8 @@ krt_set_notify(struct krt_proto *p, net *n UNUSED, rte *new, rte *old)
   else
     {
       if (old)
-	{
-	  if (!old->attrs->iface || (old->attrs->iface->flags & IF_UP))
-	    nl_send_route(p, old, 0);
-	  /* else the kernel has already flushed it */
-	}
+	nl_send_route(p, old, 0);
+
       if (new)
 	nl_send_route(p, new, 1);
     }
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/krt-set.c b/sysdep/unix/krt-set.c
index bd564486..23cbe5c5 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/krt-set.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/krt-set.c
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ krt_ioctl(int ioc, rte *e, char *name)
       re.rt_flags |= RTF_GATEWAY;
       break;
     case RTD_DEVICE:
+      if (!a->iface)
+	return;
       re.rt_dev = a->iface->name;
       break;
 #ifdef RTF_REJECT
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/krt.c b/sysdep/unix/krt.c
index a6d17279..5269eb71 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/krt.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/krt.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ krt_notify(struct proto *P, net *net, rte *new, rte *old, struct ea_list *attrs
 {
   struct krt_proto *p = (struct krt_proto *) P;
 
-  if (shutting_down && KRT_CF->persist)
+  if (shutting_down)
     return;
   if (new && (!krt_capable(new) || new->attrs->source == RTS_INHERIT))
     new = NULL;