diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index adfdcf1ffef9..446b8daa23e0 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3387,7 +3387,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		# broadcast IP: no packet for this address will be received on ns1
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 224.0.0.1 id 2 flags signal
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.1.1 id 42 flags signal
-		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 4 0 0 speed_20 2>/dev/null &
+		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 4 0 0 speed_5 2>/dev/null &
 		local tests_pid=$!
 
 		wait_mpj $ns2
@@ -3409,7 +3409,15 @@ endpoint_tests()
 
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.1.1 id 99 flags signal
 		wait_mpj $ns2
-		chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add" 3
+		chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add ID 0" 3
+
+		pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns1 99 10.0.1.1
+		sleep 0.5
+		chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-delete ID 0" 2
+
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.1.1 id 88 flags signal
+		wait_mpj $ns2
+		chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-re-add ID 0" 3
 
 		kill_wait "${tests_pid}"
 		kill_events_pids
@@ -3419,19 +3427,19 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
 		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 0
 		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED 0
-		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 4
-		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 2
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 5
+		chk_evt_nr ns1 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 3
 
 		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_CREATED 1
 		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ESTABLISHED 1
-		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 5
-		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED 3
-		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 4
-		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 2
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_ANNOUNCED 6
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_REMOVED 4
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 5
+		chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 3
 
-		chk_join_nr 4 4 4
-		chk_add_nr 5 5
-		chk_rm_nr 3 2 invert
+		chk_join_nr 5 5 5
+		chk_add_nr 6 6
+		chk_rm_nr 4 3 invert
 	fi
 
 	# flush and re-add