diff --git a/src/villas-pipe.cpp b/src/villas-pipe.cpp
index 27c46e4e3..a926036e3 100644
--- a/src/villas-pipe.cpp
+++ b/src/villas-pipe.cpp
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ check:		if (optarg == endptr)
 	if (ret)
 		throw RuntimeError("Failed to intialize node type {}: reason={}", node_type_name(node_type(node)), ret);
 
+	sn.startInterfaces();
+
 	ret = node_check(node);
 	if (ret)
 		throw RuntimeError("Invalid node configuration");
@@ -391,8 +393,6 @@ check:		if (optarg == endptr)
 	if (ret)
 		throw RuntimeError("Failed to start node {}: reason={}", node_name(node), ret);
 
-	sn.startInterfaces();
-
 	/* Start threads */
 	Directions dirs = {
 		.send = Direction(node, &io, enable_send, limit_send),
@@ -428,12 +428,12 @@ check:		if (optarg == endptr)
 	if (ret)
 		throw RuntimeError("Failed to stop node {}: reason={}", node_name(node), ret);
 
+	sn.stopInterfaces();
+
 	ret = node_type_stop(node->_vt);
 	if (ret)
 		throw RuntimeError("Failed to stop node type {}: reason={}", node_type_name(node->_vt), ret);
 
-	sn.stopInterfaces();
-
 	ret = io_close(&io);
 	if (ret)
 		throw RuntimeError("Failed to close IO");