diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 73417bcbaf6e..fa227bc57b95 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3341,7 +3341,7 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		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 &
+		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 4 0 0 speed_5 2>/dev/null &
 
 		wait_mpj $ns2
 		pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns2 2 10.0.2.2
@@ -3362,18 +3362,21 @@ 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
+		local i
+		for i in $(seq 3); do
+			pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns2 1 10.0.1.2
+			sleep 0.5
+			chk_subflow_nr "" "after delete id 0 ($i)" 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
+			pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.1.2 id 1 dev ns2eth1 flags subflow
+			wait_mpj $ns2
+			chk_subflow_nr "" "after re-add id 0 ($i)" 3
+		done
 
 		kill_tests_wait
 
-		chk_join_nr 4 4 4
-		chk_rm_nr 2 2
+		chk_join_nr 6 6 6
+		chk_rm_nr 4 4
 	fi
 }