diff --git a/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/plugin_zabbix_snmptrapd/files/initscripts/snmpd b/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/plugin_zabbix_snmptrapd/files/initscripts/snmpd
index 2d6335b..d1e3c33 100755
--- a/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/plugin_zabbix_snmptrapd/files/initscripts/snmpd
+++ b/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/plugin_zabbix_snmptrapd/files/initscripts/snmpd
@@ -60,7 +60,15 @@ TRAPDOPTS="-Lsd -p $TRAPD_PID"
 test -x $SNMPD_BINARY || exit 0
 test -x $TRAPD_BINARY || exit 0
 
+create_ns_if_not_exists() {
+  [ -n "$1" ] || return 0
+  exists=`$IP_BINARY netns | egrep "^$1\$" | wc -l`
+  [ $exists -le 0 ] || return 0
+  $IP_BINARY netns add "$1"
+}
+
 if [ "x$SNMPDNS" != "x" ]; then
+  create_ns_if_not_exists "$SNMPDNS"
   SNMPDOPTS="netns exec $SNMPDNS $SNMPD_BINARY $SNMPDOPTS"
   SNMPDEXEC=$IP_BINARY
 else
@@ -68,6 +76,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ "x$TRAPDNS" != "x" ]; then
+  create_ns_if_not_exists "$TRAPDNS"
   TRAPDOPTS="netns exec $TRAPDNS $TRAPD_BINARY $TRAPDOPTS"
   TRAPDEXEC=$IP_BINARY
 else
diff --git a/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/plugin_zabbix_snmptrapd/files/initscripts/snmptrapd b/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/plugin_zabbix_snmptrapd/files/initscripts/snmptrapd
index afb9369..1e3917d 100755
--- a/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/plugin_zabbix_snmptrapd/files/initscripts/snmptrapd
+++ b/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/plugin_zabbix_snmptrapd/files/initscripts/snmptrapd
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ pidfile=/var/run/snmptrapd.pid
 
 if [ "x$NS" != "x" ]; then
   cmd="/sbin/ip netns exec $NS $binary"
+  exists=`$IP_BINARY netns | egrep "^$1\$" | wc -l`
+  if [ $exists -le 0 ]; then
+    /sbin/ip netns add $NS
+  fi
+}
+
 else
   cmd=$binary
 fi