diff --git a/vpp/reconciler.py b/vpp/reconciler.py
index 6ce7c41..544d1ee 100644
--- a/vpp/reconciler.py
+++ b/vpp/reconciler.py
@@ -30,17 +30,28 @@ class Reconciler():
         self.vpp = VPPApi()
         self.cfg = cfg
 
-    def phys_exist(self, ifname_list):
-        """ Return True if all interfaces in the `ifname_list` exist as physical interface names
+    def phys_exist_in_vpp(self):
+        """ Return True if all PHYs in the config exist as physical interface names
         in VPP. Return False otherwise."""
 
         ret = True
-        for ifname in ifname_list:
+        for ifname in interface.get_phys(self.cfg):
             if not ifname in self.vpp.config['interface_names']:
                 self.logger.warning("Interface %s does not exist in VPP" % ifname)
                 ret = False
         return ret
 
+    def phys_exist_in_config(self):
+        """ Return True if all interfaces in VPP exist as physical interface names
+        in the config. Return False otherwise."""
+
+        ret = True
+        for ifname in self.vpp.get_phys():
+            if not ifname in interface.get_interfaces(self.cfg):
+                self.logger.warning("Interface %s does not exist in the config" % ifname)
+                ret = False
+        return ret
+
     def vpp_readconfig(self):
         if not self.vpp.readconfig():
             self.logger.error("Could not (re)read config from VPP")
diff --git a/vpp/vppapi.py b/vpp/vppapi.py
index 50af1ab..13020a2 100644
--- a/vpp/vppapi.py
+++ b/vpp/vppapi.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class VPPApi():
         return bvis
 
     def get_phys(self):
-        phys = [self.config['interfaces'][x].interface_name for x in self.config['interfaces'] if self.config['interfaces'][x].interface_dev_type=='dpdk' and self.config['interfaces'][x].sw_if_index == self.config['interfaces'][x].sup_sw_if_index]
+        phys = [self.config['interfaces'][x].interface_name for x in self.config['interfaces'] if self.config['interfaces'][x].sw_if_index == self.config['interfaces'][x].sup_sw_if_index and self.config['interfaces'][x].interface_dev_type not in ['virtio', 'BVI', 'Loopback', 'VXLAN', 'local', 'bond']]
         return phys
 
     def get_bondethernets(self):
diff --git a/vppcfg b/vppcfg
index 15f3307..83bd229 100755
--- a/vppcfg
+++ b/vppcfg
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import sys
 import yaml
 import logging
 from config import Validator
-import config.interface as interface
 from vpp.reconciler import Reconciler
 
 try:
@@ -63,10 +62,14 @@ def main():
     if not r.vpp_readconfig():
         sys.exit(-3)
 
-    if not r.phys_exist(interface.get_phys(cfg)):
+    if not r.phys_exist_in_vpp():
         logging.error("Not all PHYs in the config exist in VPP")
         sys.exit(-4)
 
+    if not r.phys_exist_in_config():
+        logging.error("Not all PHYs in VPP exist in the config")
+        sys.exit(-5)
+
     failed = False
     if not r.prune():
         if not args.force: