diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
index d052551..6fa2812 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
@@ -905,13 +905,17 @@
         val iface = createInterface()
         val listener = EthernetStateListener()
         addInterfaceStateListener(listener)
+        // Uses eventuallyExpect to account for interfaces that could already exist on device
+        listener.eventuallyExpect(iface, STATE_LINK_UP, ROLE_CLIENT)
+
+        disableInterface(iface).expectResult(iface.name)
+        listener.eventuallyExpect(iface, STATE_LINK_DOWN, ROLE_CLIENT)
+
+        enableInterface(iface).expectResult(iface.name)
         listener.expectCallback(iface, STATE_LINK_UP, ROLE_CLIENT)
 
         disableInterface(iface).expectResult(iface.name)
         listener.expectCallback(iface, STATE_LINK_DOWN, ROLE_CLIENT)
-
-        enableInterface(iface).expectResult(iface.name)
-        listener.expectCallback(iface, STATE_LINK_UP, ROLE_CLIENT)
     }
 
     @Test