diff --git a/wgkex/worker/netlink_test.py b/wgkex/worker/netlink_test.py
index 86673a7..499fa92 100644
--- a/wgkex/worker/netlink_test.py
+++ b/wgkex/worker/netlink_test.py
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@
 # any testing platform can execute tests.
 import sys
 
+import pyroute2.netlink.exceptions
+netlink_module_mock = mock.MagicMock()
+netlink_module_mock.exceptions = pyroute2.netlink.exceptions
 sys.modules["pyroute2"] = mock.MagicMock()
 sys.modules["pyroute2.WireGuard"] = mock.MagicMock()
 sys.modules["pyroute2.IPRoute"] = mock.MagicMock()
 sys.modules["pyroute2.NDB"] = mock.MagicMock()
-sys.modules["pyroute2.netlink"] = mock.MagicMock()
+sys.modules["pyroute2.netlink"] = netlink_module_mock
 from pyroute2 import WireGuard
 from pyroute2 import IPRoute