diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
index 5510a66a..1a1eaa34 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
@@ -2010,6 +2010,18 @@ class OvnProviderHelper():
             port = ports['ports'][0]
             LOG.debug('VIP Port already exists, uuid: %s', port['id'])
             return {'port': port}
+        except n_exc.NeutronClientException as e:
+            # NOTE (froyo): whatever other exception as e.g. Timeout
+            # we should try to ensure no leftover port remains
+            ports = neutron_client.list_ports(
+                network_id=vip_d[constants.VIP_NETWORK_ID],
+                name=f'{ovn_const.LB_VIP_PORT_PREFIX}{lb_id}')
+            if ports['ports']:
+                port = ports['ports'][0]
+                LOG.debug('Leftover port %s has been found. Trying to '
+                          'delete it', port['id'])
+                self.delete_vip_port(port['id'])
+            raise e
 
     @tenacity.retry(
         retry=tenacity.retry_if_exception_type(
diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
index 259c23a4..4709cabc 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
@@ -3202,6 +3202,31 @@ class TestOvnProviderHelper(ovn_base.TestOvnOctaviaBase):
         net_cli.assert_has_calls(expected_call)
         self.helper._update_status_to_octavia.assert_not_called()
 
+    @mock.patch('ovn_octavia_provider.common.clients.get_neutron_client')
+    @mock.patch.object(ovn_helper.OvnProviderHelper, 'delete_vip_port')
+    def test_create_vip_port_vip_neutron_client_other_exception(
+            self, del_port, net_cli):
+        net_cli.return_value.create_port.side_effect = [
+            n_exc.NeutronClientException]
+        net_cli.return_value.list_ports.return_value = {
+            'ports': [
+                {'name': 'ovn-lb-vip-' + self.loadbalancer_id,
+                 'id': self.loadbalancer_id}]}
+        self.assertRaises(
+            n_exc.NeutronClientException,
+            self.helper.create_vip_port,
+            self.project_id,
+            self.loadbalancer_id,
+            self.vip_dict)
+        expected_call = [
+            mock.call().list_ports(
+                network_id='%s' % self.vip_dict['vip_network_id'],
+                name='%s%s' % (ovn_const.LB_VIP_PORT_PREFIX,
+                               self.loadbalancer_id))]
+        net_cli.assert_has_calls(expected_call)
+        del_port.assert_called_once_with(self.loadbalancer_id)
+        self.helper._update_status_to_octavia.assert_not_called()
+
     def test_get_pool_member_id(self):
         ret = self.helper.get_pool_member_id(
             self.pool_id, mem_addr_port='192.168.2.149:1010')