diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 558f41b5d35b..5b83468ee894 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3243,9 +3243,11 @@ userspace_tests()
 	# remove and re-add
 	if reset "delete re-add signal" &&
 	   mptcp_lib_kallsyms_has "subflow_rebuild_header$"; then
-		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 1 1
-		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 1
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 2
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 2 2
 		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.2.1 id 1 flags signal
+		# 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
 		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 4 0 0 speed_20 2>/dev/null &
 		local tests_pid=$!
 
@@ -3253,13 +3255,19 @@ userspace_tests()
 		chk_subflow_nr needtitle "before delete" 2
 
 		pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns1 1 10.0.2.1
+		pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns1 2 224.0.0.1
 		sleep 0.5
 		chk_subflow_nr "" "after delete" 1
 
-		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.2.1 flags signal
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.2.1 id 1 flags signal
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns1 10.0.3.1 id 2 flags signal
 		wait_mpj $ns2
-		chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add" 2
+		chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add" 3
 		kill_tests_wait
+
+		chk_join_nr 3 3 3
+		chk_add_nr 4 4
+		chk_rm_nr 2 1 invert
 	fi
 
 	# flush and re-add