diff --git a/internal/netns/netns.go b/internal/netns/netns.go
index 0666b53..8a7d958 100644
--- a/internal/netns/netns.go
+++ b/internal/netns/netns.go
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ func New() (handle NsHandle, error error) {
 		return None(), err
 	}
 
-	err = Set(origins)
-	if err != nil {
-		return NsHandle{Fd: 0}, err
-	}
-
 	err = newNs.persist()
 	if err != nil {
 		defer deferClose(&newNs, &error)
 		return newNs, err
 	}
 
+	err = Set(origins)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NsHandle{Fd: 0}, err
+	}
+
 	return newNs, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/netns/nshandle.go b/internal/netns/nshandle.go
index 8aafabe..c955264 100644
--- a/internal/netns/nshandle.go
+++ b/internal/netns/nshandle.go
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ func (ns *NsHandle) persist() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	nsPath := GetPath()
-	err = unix.Mount(nsPath, namedPath, "bind", unix.MS_BIND, "")
+	err = unix.Mount(GetPath(), namedPath, "bind", unix.MS_BIND, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -71,9 +70,9 @@ func (ns *NsHandle) String() string {
 	}
 	var s unix.Stat_t
 	if err := unix.Fstat(ns.Fd, &s); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("NS(%d: unknown)", ns)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("NS(%d: unknown)", ns.Fd)
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("NS(%d: %d, %d)", ns, s.Dev, s.Ino)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("NS(%d: %d, %d)", ns.Fd, s.Dev, s.Ino)
 }
 
 // IsOpen returns true if Close() has not been called.