diff --git a/pkg/server/service.go b/pkg/server/service.go
index 86ec5bb73..89074705a 100644
--- a/pkg/server/service.go
+++ b/pkg/server/service.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func NewCRIService(config criconfig.Config, client *containerd.Client) (CRIServi
 
 	// Try to load the config if it exists. Just log the error if load fails
 	// This is not disruptive for containerd to panic
-	if err := c.netPlugin.Load(cni.WithLoNetwork(), cni.WithDefaultConf()); err != nil {
+	if err := c.netPlugin.Load(cni.WithLoNetwork, cni.WithDefaultConf); err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Error("Failed to load cni during init, please check CRI plugin status before setting up network for pods")
 	}
 	// prepare streaming server
diff --git a/pkg/server/status.go b/pkg/server/status.go
index 059036239..f71b78196 100644
--- a/pkg/server/status.go
+++ b/pkg/server/status.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	goruntime "runtime"
 
 	cni "github.com/containerd/go-cni"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	runtime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/runtime/v1alpha2"
 )
@@ -41,14 +42,16 @@ func (c *criService) Status(ctx context.Context, r *runtime.StatusRequest) (*run
 		Type:   runtime.NetworkReady,
 		Status: true,
 	}
+
+	// Load the latest cni configuration to be in sync with the latest network configuration
+	if err := c.netPlugin.Load(cni.WithLoNetwork, cni.WithDefaultConf); err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to load cni configuration")
+	}
 	// Check the status of the cni initialization
 	if err := c.netPlugin.Status(); err != nil {
-		// If it is not initialized, then load the config and retry
-		if err = c.netPlugin.Load(cni.WithLoNetwork(), cni.WithDefaultConf()); err != nil {
-			networkCondition.Status = false
-			networkCondition.Reason = networkNotReadyReason
-			networkCondition.Message = fmt.Sprintf("Network plugin returns error: %v", err)
-		}
+		networkCondition.Status = false
+		networkCondition.Reason = networkNotReadyReason
+		networkCondition.Message = fmt.Sprintf("Network plugin returns error: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	resp := &runtime.StatusResponse{
diff --git a/pkg/server/testing/fake_cni_plugin.go b/pkg/server/testing/fake_cni_plugin.go
index b88896fc9..4a7e8d602 100644
--- a/pkg/server/testing/fake_cni_plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/server/testing/fake_cni_plugin.go
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ func (f *FakeCNIPlugin) Status() error {
 }
 
 // Load loads the network config.
-func (f *FakeCNIPlugin) Load(opts ...cni.LoadOption) error {
+func (f *FakeCNIPlugin) Load(opts ...cni.CNIOpt) error {
 	return f.LoadErr
 }
diff --git a/pkg/server/update_runtime_config.go b/pkg/server/update_runtime_config.go
index 8682da66d..0f55aedf8 100644
--- a/pkg/server/update_runtime_config.go
+++ b/pkg/server/update_runtime_config.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (c *criService) UpdateRuntimeConfig(ctx context.Context, r *runtime.UpdateR
 	if err := c.netPlugin.Status(); err == nil {
 		logrus.Infof("Network plugin is ready, skip generating cni config from template %q", confTemplate)
 		return &runtime.UpdateRuntimeConfigResponse{}, nil
-	} else if err := c.netPlugin.Load(cni.WithLoNetwork(), cni.WithDefaultConf()); err == nil {
+	} else if err := c.netPlugin.Load(cni.WithLoNetwork, cni.WithDefaultConf); err == nil {
 		logrus.Infof("CNI config is successfully loaded, skip generating cni config from template %q", confTemplate)
 		return &runtime.UpdateRuntimeConfigResponse{}, nil
 	}