diff --git a/libnetwork/endpoint_cnt.go b/libnetwork/endpoint_cnt.go
index c63d06abe0..7b7527426d 100644
--- a/libnetwork/endpoint_cnt.go
+++ b/libnetwork/endpoint_cnt.go
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ func (ec *endpointCnt) setCnt(cnt uint64) error {
 }
 
 func (ec *endpointCnt) atomicIncDecEpCnt(inc bool) error {
+	store := ec.n.getController().getStore(ec.DataScope())
+	if store == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("store not found for scope %s", ec.DataScope())
+	}
+
+	tmp := &endpointCnt{n: ec.n}
+	if err := store.GetObject(datastore.Key(ec.Key()...), tmp); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 retry:
 	ec.Lock()
 	if inc {
@@ -149,11 +158,6 @@ retry:
 	}
 	ec.Unlock()
 
-	store := ec.n.getController().getStore(ec.DataScope())
-	if store == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("store not found for scope %s", ec.DataScope())
-	}
-
 	if err := ec.n.getController().updateToStore(ec); err != nil {
 		if err == datastore.ErrKeyModified {
 			if err := store.GetObject(datastore.Key(ec.Key()...), ec); err != nil {
diff --git a/libnetwork/store.go b/libnetwork/store.go
index 1a897bfe01..da7ac1dea6 100644
--- a/libnetwork/store.go
+++ b/libnetwork/store.go
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ retry:
 			if err := cs.GetObject(datastore.Key(kvObject.Key()...), kvObject); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("could not update the kvobject to latest when trying to delete: %v", err)
 			}
+			logrus.Errorf("Error (%v) deleting object %v, retrying....", err, kvObject.Key())
 			goto retry
 		}
 		return err