diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 3d6d92d448c6..c54df4a6627c 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -402,9 +402,10 @@ reset_with_tcp_filter()
 	local ns="${!1}"
 	local src="${2}"
 	local target="${3}"
+	local chain="${4:-INPUT}"
 
 	if ! ip netns exec "${ns}" ${iptables} \
-			-A INPUT \
+			-A "${chain}" \
 			-s "${src}" \
 			-p tcp \
 			-j "${target}"; then
@@ -3265,10 +3266,10 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		kill_tests_wait
 	fi
 
-	if reset "delete and re-add" &&
+	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 1 1
-		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 1
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 2
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 2
 		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 &
 
@@ -3277,10 +3278,24 @@ endpoint_tests()
 		sleep 0.5
 		chk_subflow_nr needtitle "after delete" 1
 
-		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.2.2 dev ns2eth2 flags subflow
+		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
+
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.3.2 id 3 flags subflow
+		wait_attempt_fail $ns2
+		chk_subflow_nr "" "after new reject" 2
+
+		ip netns exec "${ns2}" ${iptables} -D OUTPUT -s "10.0.3.2" -p tcp -j REJECT
+		pm_nl_del_endpoint $ns2 3 10.0.3.2
+		pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.3.2 id 3 flags subflow
+		wait_mpj $ns2
+		chk_subflow_nr "" "after no reject" 3
+
 		kill_tests_wait
+
+		chk_join_nr 3 3 3
+		chk_rm_nr 1 1
 	fi
 }