diff --git a/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/softap_prov_test.py b/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/softap_prov_test.py
index 9bfbd86135..1689d6f95a 100644
--- a/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/softap_prov_test.py
+++ b/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/softap_prov_test.py
@@ -51,52 +51,55 @@ def test_examples_provisioning_softap(env, extra_data):
     print("SoftAP SSID     : " + ssid)
     print("SoftAP Password : " + password)
 
-    ctrl = wifi_tools.wpa_cli(iface, reset_on_exit=True)
-    print("Connecting to DUT SoftAP...")
-    ip = ctrl.connect(ssid, password)
-    got_ip = dut1.expect(re.compile(r"softAP assign IP to station,IP is: (\d+.\d+.\d+.\d+)"), timeout=60)[0]
-    if ip != got_ip:
-        raise RuntimeError("SoftAP connected to another host! " + ip + "!=" + got_ip)
-    print("Connected to DUT SoftAP")
+    try:
+        ctrl = wifi_tools.wpa_cli(iface, reset_on_exit=True)
+        print("Connecting to DUT SoftAP...")
+        ip = ctrl.connect(ssid, password)
+        got_ip = dut1.expect(re.compile(r"softAP assign IP to station,IP is: (\d+.\d+.\d+.\d+)"), timeout=60)[0]
+        if ip != got_ip:
+            raise RuntimeError("SoftAP connected to another host! " + ip + "!=" + got_ip)
+        print("Connected to DUT SoftAP")
 
-    print("Starting Provisioning")
-    verbose = False
-    protover = "V0.1"
-    secver = 1
-    pop = "abcd1234"
-    provmode = "softap"
-    ap_ssid = "myssid"
-    ap_password = "mypassword"
-    softap_endpoint = ip.split('.')[0] + "." + ip.split('.')[1] + "." + ip.split('.')[2] + ".1:80"
+        print("Starting Provisioning")
+        verbose = False
+        protover = "V0.1"
+        secver = 1
+        pop = "abcd1234"
+        provmode = "softap"
+        ap_ssid = "myssid"
+        ap_password = "mypassword"
+        softap_endpoint = ip.split('.')[0] + "." + ip.split('.')[1] + "." + ip.split('.')[2] + ".1:80"
 
-    print("Getting security")
-    security = esp_prov.get_security(secver, pop, verbose)
-    if security is None:
-        raise RuntimeError("Failed to get security")
+        print("Getting security")
+        security = esp_prov.get_security(secver, pop, verbose)
+        if security is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to get security")
 
-    print("Getting transport")
-    transport = esp_prov.get_transport(provmode, softap_endpoint)
-    if transport is None:
-        raise RuntimeError("Failed to get transport")
+        print("Getting transport")
+        transport = esp_prov.get_transport(provmode, softap_endpoint)
+        if transport is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to get transport")
 
-    print("Verifying protocol version")
-    if not esp_prov.version_match(transport, protover):
-        raise RuntimeError("Mismatch in protocol version")
+        print("Verifying protocol version")
+        if not esp_prov.version_match(transport, protover):
+            raise RuntimeError("Mismatch in protocol version")
 
-    print("Starting Session")
-    if not esp_prov.establish_session(transport, security):
-        raise RuntimeError("Failed to start session")
+        print("Starting Session")
+        if not esp_prov.establish_session(transport, security):
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to start session")
 
-    print("Sending Wifi credential to DUT")
-    if not esp_prov.send_wifi_config(transport, security, ap_ssid, ap_password):
-        raise RuntimeError("Failed to send Wi-Fi config")
+        print("Sending Wifi credential to DUT")
+        if not esp_prov.send_wifi_config(transport, security, ap_ssid, ap_password):
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to send Wi-Fi config")
 
-    print("Applying config")
-    if not esp_prov.apply_wifi_config(transport, security):
-        raise RuntimeError("Failed to send apply config")
+        print("Applying config")
+        if not esp_prov.apply_wifi_config(transport, security):
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to send apply config")
 
-    if not esp_prov.wait_wifi_connected(transport, security):
-        raise RuntimeError("Provisioning failed")
+        if not esp_prov.wait_wifi_connected(transport, security):
+            raise RuntimeError("Provisioning failed")
+    finally:
+        ctrl.reset()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/tools/ci/python_packages/wifi_tools.py b/tools/ci/python_packages/wifi_tools.py
index bc3a7aab83..b926efb55c 100644
--- a/tools/ci/python_packages/wifi_tools.py
+++ b/tools/ci/python_packages/wifi_tools.py
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ class wpa_cli:
         if self.iface_ifc is None:
             raise RuntimeError('supplicant : Failed to fetch interface')
 
-        self.old_network = self.iface_obj.Get("fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1.Interface", "CurrentNetwork",
-                                              dbus_interface='org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties')
+        self.old_network = self._get_iface_property("CurrentNetwork")
+        print("Old network is %s" % self.old_network)
+
         if self.old_network == '/':
             self.old_network = None
         else:
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ class wpa_cli:
         if self.new_network is not None:
             self.iface_ifc.RemoveNetwork(self.new_network)
 
+        print("Pre-connect state is %s, IP is %s" % (self._get_iface_property("State"), get_wiface_IPv4(self.iface_name)))
+
         self.new_network = self.iface_ifc.AddNetwork({"ssid": ssid, "psk": password})
         self.iface_ifc.SelectNetwork(self.new_network)