@@ -67,11 +67,12 @@ func (n *network) findLBEndpointSandbox() (*endpoint, *sandbox, error) {

 	if !ok {

 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to get sandbox for %s(%s) in for %s", ep.Name(), ep.ID(), n.ID())

 	}

-	ep = sb.getEndpoint(ep.ID())

-	if ep == nil {

+	var sep *endpoint

+	sep = sb.getEndpoint(ep.ID())

+	if sep == nil {

 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Load balancing endpoint %s(%s) removed from %s", ep.Name(), ep.ID(), n.ID())

 	}

-	return ep, sb, nil

+	return sep, sb, nil

 }

 // Searches the OS sandbox for the name of the endpoint interface