diff --git a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/dhcp_test.go b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/dhcp_test.go
index 25f6e239..9239f737 100644
--- a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/dhcp_test.go
+++ b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/dhcp_test.go
@@ -251,4 +251,69 @@ var _ = Describe("DHCP Operations", func() {
 		})
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
+
+	It("correctly handles multiple DELs for the same container", func() {
+		conf := `{
+    "cniVersion": "0.3.1",
+    "name": "mynet",
+    "type": "ipvlan",
+    "ipam": {
+        "type": "dhcp"
+    }
+}`
+
+		args := &skel.CmdArgs{
+			ContainerID: "dummy",
+			Netns:       targetNS.Path(),
+			IfName:      contVethName,
+			StdinData:   []byte(conf),
+		}
+
+		var addResult *current.Result
+		err := originalNS.Do(func(ns.NetNS) error {
+			defer GinkgoRecover()
+
+			r, _, err := testutils.CmdAddWithResult(targetNS.Path(), contVethName, []byte(conf), func() error {
+				return cmdAdd(args)
+			})
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			addResult, err = current.GetResult(r)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(len(addResult.IPs)).To(Equal(1))
+			Expect(addResult.IPs[0].Address.String()).To(Equal("192.168.1.5/24"))
+			return nil
+		})
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+		wg.Add(3)
+		started := sync.WaitGroup{}
+		started.Add(3)
+		for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+			go func() {
+				defer GinkgoRecover()
+
+				// Wait until all goroutines are running
+				started.Done()
+				started.Wait()
+
+				err = originalNS.Do(func(ns.NetNS) error {
+					return testutils.CmdDelWithResult(targetNS.Path(), contVethName, func() error {
+						return cmdDel(args)
+					})
+				})
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				wg.Done()
+			}()
+		}
+		wg.Wait()
+
+		err = originalNS.Do(func(ns.NetNS) error {
+			return testutils.CmdDelWithResult(targetNS.Path(), contVethName, func() error {
+				return cmdDel(args)
+			})
+		})
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	})
 })
diff --git a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/lease.go b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/lease.go
index d95057da..c4c1b1cd 100644
--- a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/lease.go
+++ b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/lease.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/d2g/dhcp4"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ type DHCPLease struct {
 	renewalTime   time.Time
 	rebindingTime time.Time
 	expireTime    time.Time
+	stopping      uint32
 	stop          chan struct{}
 	wg            sync.WaitGroup
 }
@@ -106,7 +108,9 @@ func AcquireLease(clientID, netns, ifName string) (*DHCPLease, error) {
 // Stop terminates the background task that maintains the lease
 // and issues a DHCP Release
 func (l *DHCPLease) Stop() {
-	close(l.stop)
+	if atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(&l.stopping, 0, 1) {
+		close(l.stop)
+	}
 	l.wg.Wait()
 }