diff --git a/plugins/main/ptp/ptp.go b/plugins/main/ptp/ptp.go
index ae2dc986..51aa62e8 100644
--- a/plugins/main/ptp/ptp.go
+++ b/plugins/main/ptp/ptp.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func setupContainerVeth(netns, ifName string, mtu int, pr *types.Result) (string
 
 		contVeth, err := netlink.LinkByName(ifName)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to look up %q: %v", ifName, err)
 		}
 
 		// Delete the route that was automatically added
@@ -80,12 +80,11 @@ func setupContainerVeth(netns, ifName string, mtu int, pr *types.Result) (string
 				IP:   pr.IP4.IP.IP.Mask(pr.IP4.IP.Mask),
 				Mask: pr.IP4.IP.Mask,
 			},
-			Scope: netlink.SCOPE_LINK,
-			Src:   pr.IP4.IP.IP,
+			Scope: netlink.SCOPE_NOWHERE,
 		}
 
 		if err := netlink.RouteDel(&route); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete route %v: %v", route, err)
 		}
 
 		for _, r := range []netlink.Route{
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func setupContainerVeth(netns, ifName string, mtu int, pr *types.Result) (string
 			},
 		} {
 			if err := netlink.RouteAdd(&r); err != nil {
-				return err
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to add route %v: %v", r, err)
 			}
 		}