diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/handlers/vif.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/handlers/vif.py
index 338deb295..db2a7d106 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/handlers/vif.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/handlers/vif.py
@@ -92,8 +92,16 @@ class VIFHandler(k8s_base.ResourceEventHandler):
         project_id = self._drv_project.get_project(pod)
         security_groups = self._drv_sg.get_security_groups(pod, project_id)
         if not state:
-            subnets = self._drv_subnets.get_subnets(pod, project_id)
-
+            try:
+                subnets = self._drv_subnets.get_subnets(pod, project_id)
+            except n_exc.NotFound:
+                LOG.warning("Subnet does not exists. If namespace driver is "
+                            "used, probably the namespace for the pod is "
+                            "already deleted. So this pod does not need to "
+                            "get a port as it will be deleted too. If the "
+                            "default subnet driver is used, then you must "
+                            "select an existing subnet to be used by Kuryr.")
+                return
             # Request the default interface of pod
             main_vif = self._drv_vif_pool.request_vif(
                 pod, project_id, subnets, security_groups)