diff --git a/ifupdown/ifupdownmain.py b/ifupdown/ifupdownmain.py
index 416cfdb..3d01704 100644
--- a/ifupdown/ifupdownmain.py
+++ b/ifupdown/ifupdownmain.py
@@ -236,6 +236,21 @@ class ifupdownMain(ifupdownBase):
         else:
             self._link_master_slave = False
 
+    def link_master_slave_ignore_error(self, errorstr):
+        # If link master slave flag is set, 
+        # there may be cases where the lowerdev may not be
+        # up resulting in 'Network is down' error
+        # This can happen if the lowerdev is a LINK_SLAVE
+        # of another interface which is not up yet
+        # example of such a case:
+        #   bringing up a vlan on a bond interface and the bond
+        #   is a LINK_SLAVE of a bridge (in other words the bond is
+        #   part of a bridge) which is not up yet
+        if self._link_master_slave:
+           if 'Network is down':
+              return True
+        return False
+
     def get_ifaceobjs(self, ifacename):
         return self.ifaceobjdict.get(ifacename)
 
diff --git a/ifupdown/scheduler.py b/ifupdown/scheduler.py
index 794c552..4b4bb57 100644
--- a/ifupdown/scheduler.py
+++ b/ifupdown/scheduler.py
@@ -136,8 +136,9 @@ class ifaceScheduler():
                 try:
                     handler(ifupdownobj, ifaceobjs[0])
                 except Exception, e:
-                    ifupdownobj.logger.warn('%s: %s'
-                                            %(ifaceobjs[0].name, str(e)))
+                    if not ifupdownobj.link_master_slave_ignore_error(str(e)):
+                       ifupdownobj.logger.warn('%s: %s'
+                                   %(ifaceobjs[0].name, str(e)))
                     pass
             for ifaceobj in ifaceobjs:
                 cls.run_iface_op(ifupdownobj, ifaceobj, op,
diff --git a/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py b/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
index b2111a1..6d6f0db 100644
--- a/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
+++ b/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class iproute2(utilsBase):
     def link_set_hwaddress(self, ifacename, hwaddress, force=False):
         if not force:
             if self._cache_check('link', [ifacename, 'hwaddress'], hwaddress):
-                return
+               return
         self.link_down(ifacename)
         cmd = 'link set dev %s address %s' %(ifacename, hwaddress)
         if self.ipbatch: