diff --git a/test/191_create_bridge_2_test.sh b/test/191_create_bridge_2_test.sh
index c8b06cb3bd..2620c0d4c4 100755
--- a/test/191_create_bridge_2_test.sh
+++ b/test/191_create_bridge_2_test.sh
@@ -2,34 +2,45 @@
 
 . "$(dirname "$0")/config.sh"
 
-C1=10.32.0.1
-C2=10.32.0.2
+C1=10.32.0.2
+C2=10.32.0.3
 
 kill_weaver() {
     run_on $HOST1 sudo ip link set weave down
     WEAVER_PID=$(container_pid $HOST1 weave)
+    run_on $HOST1 sudo iptables -D FORWARD -o weave -j WEAVE-NPC
     run_on $HOST1 sudo kill -9 $WEAVER_PID
 }
 
 start_suite "Re-create bridge after restart"
 
-# Should create a bridge of the "bridge" type
-WEAVE_NO_FASTDP=1 weave_on $HOST1 launch
+# Should create a bridge of the "bridge" type.
+# `--expect-npc` to trigger creation of WEAVE-NPC iptables chain.
+WEAVE_NO_FASTDP=1 weave_on $HOST1 launch --expect-npc
 WEAVE_NO_FASTDP=1 weave_on $HOST2 launch $HOST1
+weave_on $HOST1 expose
 
 start_container $HOST1 $C1/24 --name=c1
 start_container $HOST2 $C2/24 --name=c2
 assert_raises "exec_on $HOST1 c1 $PING $C2"
 
-kill_weaver # should re-create the bridge
+IPT_BEFORE=$(mktemp)
+IPT_AFTER=$(mktemp)
+run_on $HOST1 "sudo iptables-save | grep -i weave | grep -v '\[.*:.*\]' > $IPT_BEFORE"
+
+kill_weaver # should re-create the bridge and friends
 
 sleep 3
 
+# Rudimentary check that weave related iptables rules has been restored
+run_on $HOST1 "sudo iptables-save | grep -i weave | grep -v '\[.*:.*\]' > $IPT_AFTER"
+assert_raises "run_on $HOST1 diff $IPT_BEFORE $IPT_AFTER"
+
 assert_raises "exec_on $HOST1 c1 $PING $C2"
 
 # Should create a bridge of the "bridged_fastdp" type
 weave_on $HOST1 reset
-weave_on $HOST1 launch $HOST2
+weave_on $HOST1 launch --expect-npc $HOST2
 weave_on $HOST1 attach $C1/24 c1
 
 assert_raises "exec_on $HOST1 c1 $PING $C2"