diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py
index 1aec0e9a25..d266ac132c 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py
@@ -320,8 +320,10 @@ class NetAppCmodeMultiSVMFileStorageLibrary(
         vserver_client = self._get_api_client(vserver=vserver)
         network_interfaces = vserver_client.get_network_interfaces()
 
-        home_port = network_interfaces[0]['home-port']
-        vlan = home_port.split('-')[1]
+        vlan = None
+        if network_interfaces:
+            home_port = network_interfaces[0]['home-port']
+            vlan = home_port.split('-')[1]
 
         @utils.synchronized('netapp-VLAN-%s' % vlan, external=True)
         def _delete_vserver_with_lock():
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_multi_svm.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_multi_svm.py
index 6c9df347a7..ea61bbb7ef 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_multi_svm.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_multi_svm.py
@@ -698,7 +698,8 @@ class NetAppFileStorageLibraryTestCase(test.TestCase):
         mock_delete_vserver_vlan.assert_called_once_with(
             c_fake.NETWORK_INTERFACES)
 
-    def test_delete_vserver_with_ipspace(self):
+    @ddt.data([], c_fake.NETWORK_INTERFACES)
+    def test_delete_vserver_with_ipspace(self, interfaces):
 
         self.mock_object(self.library._client,
                          'get_vserver_ipspace',
@@ -714,7 +715,7 @@ class NetAppFileStorageLibraryTestCase(test.TestCase):
                                                     '_delete_vserver_vlan')
         self.mock_object(vserver_client,
                          'get_network_interfaces',
-                         mock.Mock(return_value=c_fake.NETWORK_INTERFACES))
+                         mock.Mock(return_value=interfaces))
 
         security_services = fake.NETWORK_INFO['security_services']
 
@@ -727,8 +728,7 @@ class NetAppFileStorageLibraryTestCase(test.TestCase):
             fake.VSERVER1, vserver_client, security_services=security_services)
         self.library._client.delete_ipspace.assert_called_once_with(
             fake.IPSPACE)
-        mock_delete_vserver_vlan.assert_called_once_with(
-            c_fake.NETWORK_INTERFACES)
+        mock_delete_vserver_vlan.assert_called_once_with(interfaces)
 
     def test_delete_vserver_vlan(self):
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1607029-fix-share-server-deletion-when-interfaces-dont-exist-4d00fe9dafadc252.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1607029-fix-share-server-deletion-when-interfaces-dont-exist-4d00fe9dafadc252.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50f9876ae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1607029-fix-share-server-deletion-when-interfaces-dont-exist-4d00fe9dafadc252.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Fixed issue with NetApp cDOT share server cleanup when LIF creation fails
+    while setting up a new vServer.