diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index b2863fd74c66..b902ba249ad9 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3337,19 +3337,20 @@ endpoint_tests()
 
 	if reset_with_tcp_filter "delete and re-add" ns2 10.0.3.2 REJECT OUTPUT &&
 	   mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
-		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 2
-		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 2
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 3
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 3
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.1.2 id 1 dev ns2eth1 flags subflow
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.2.2 id 2 dev ns2eth2 flags subflow
 		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 4 0 0 speed_20 2>/dev/null &
 
 		wait_mpj $ns2
 		pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns2 2 10.0.2.2
 		sleep 0.5
-		chk_subflow_nr needtitle "after delete" 1
+		chk_subflow_nr needtitle "after delete id 2" 1
 
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.2.2 id 2 dev ns2eth2 flags subflow
 		wait_mpj $ns2
-		chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add" 2
+		chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add id 2" 2
 
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.3.2 id 3 flags subflow
 		wait_attempt_fail $ns2
@@ -3361,10 +3362,18 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		wait_mpj $ns2
 		chk_subflow_nr "" "after no reject" 3
 
+		pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns2 1 10.0.1.2
+		sleep 0.5
+		chk_subflow_nr "" "after delete id 0" 2
+
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.1.2 id 1 dev ns2eth1 flags subflow
+		wait_mpj $ns2
+		chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add id 0" 3
+
 		kill_tests_wait
 
-		chk_join_nr 3 3 3
-		chk_rm_nr 1 1
+		chk_join_nr 4 4 4
+		chk_rm_nr 2 2
 	fi
 }