diff --git a/pkg/inventory/net.go b/pkg/inventory/net.go
index f2f14d9a..8b137742 100644
--- a/pkg/inventory/net.go
+++ b/pkg/inventory/net.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func getTcxFilters(device netlink.Link) ([]string, bool) {
 			Target: int(device.Attrs().Index),
 			Attach: attach,
 		})
-		if err != nil {
+		if err != nil || result == nil || len(result.Programs) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e.bats b/tests/e2e.bats
index f4675a05..cf8e3af1 100644
--- a/tests/e2e.bats
+++ b/tests/e2e.bats
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ teardown() {
 setup_bpf_device() {
   docker cp "$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME"/dummy_bpf.o "$CLUSTER_NAME"-worker2:/dummy_bpf.o
   docker exec "$CLUSTER_NAME"-worker2 bash -c "ip link add dummy0 type dummy"
-  docker exec "$CLUSTER_NAME"-worker2 bash -c "ip link set up dev dummy0"
   docker exec "$CLUSTER_NAME"-worker2 bash -c "tc qdisc add dev dummy0 clsact"
   docker exec "$CLUSTER_NAME"-worker2 bash -c "tc filter add dev dummy0 ingress bpf direct-action obj dummy_bpf.o sec classifier"
+  docker exec "$CLUSTER_NAME"-worker2 bash -c "ip link set up dev dummy0"
 }
 
 setup_tcx_filter() {