diff --git a/library/network_connections.py b/library/network_connections.py
index 54cf345..43129e6 100755
--- a/library/network_connections.py
+++ b/library/network_connections.py
@@ -2648,7 +2648,6 @@ class Cmd_initscripts(Cmd):
 
     def run_prepare(self):
         Cmd.run_prepare(self)
-        names = {}
         for idx, connection in enumerate(self.connections):
             if connection['type'] in [ 'macvlan' ]:
                 self.log_fatal(idx, 'unsupported type %s for initscripts provider' % (connection['type']))
diff --git a/library/test_network_connections.py b/library/test_network_connections.py
index a9bb60f..bde388d 100755
--- a/library/test_network_connections.py
+++ b/library/test_network_connections.py
@@ -112,15 +112,19 @@ class TestValidator(unittest.TestCase):
                 ARGS_CONNECTIONS.validate_connection_one(mode, connections, idx)
             except n.ValidationError as e:
                 continue
-            if 'type' in connection:
-                content_current = kwargs.get('initscripts_content_current', None)
-                if content_current:
-                    content_current = content_current[idx]
-                c = n.IfcfgUtil.ifcfg_create(connections, idx, content_current = content_current)
-                #pprint("con[%s] = \"%s\"" % (idx, connections[idx]['name']), c)
-                exp = kwargs.get('initscripts_dict_expected', None)
-                if exp is not None:
-                    self.assertEqual(exp[idx], c)
+            if 'type' not in connection:
+                continue
+            if connection['type'] in ['macvlan']:
+                # initscripts do not support this type. Skip the test.
+                continue
+            content_current = kwargs.get('initscripts_content_current', None)
+            if content_current:
+                content_current = content_current[idx]
+            c = n.IfcfgUtil.ifcfg_create(connections, idx, content_current = content_current)
+            #pprint("con[%s] = \"%s\"" % (idx, connections[idx]['name']), c)
+            exp = kwargs.get('initscripts_dict_expected', None)
+            if exp is not None:
+                self.assertEqual(exp[idx], c)
 
 
     def do_connections_validate(self, expected_connections, input_connections, **kwargs):