diff --git a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/process.py b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/process.py
index 2735c6ae..f399b29d 100644
--- a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/process.py
+++ b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/process.py
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ class NetNSProcess(Process):
 class RemoteNetNSProcess(RemoteProcess):
     NETNS_EXEC_BIN = 'osmo-gsm-tester_netns_exec.sh'
     def __init__(self, name, run_dir, remote_user, remote_host, remote_cwd, netns, popen_args, **popen_kwargs):
+        self.netns = netns
         args = ['sudo', self.NETNS_EXEC_BIN, self.netns] + list(popen_args)
         super().__init__(name, run_dir, remote_user, remote_host, remote_cwd, args, **popen_kwargs)
-        self.netns = netns
 
 def run_local_sync(run_dir, name, popen_args):
     run_dir =run_dir.new_dir(name)
diff --git a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/remote.py b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/remote.py
index 42a79811..bd657c04 100644
--- a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/remote.py
+++ b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/remote.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class RemoteHost(log.Origin):
 
     def RemoteNetNSProcess(self, name, netns, popen_args, **popen_kwargs):
         run_dir = self.run_dir.new_dir(name)
-        return self.RemoteNetNSProcess(name, run_dir, self.user(), self.host(), self.cwd(), netns, popen_args, **popen_kwargs)
+        return process.RemoteNetNSProcess(name, run_dir, self.user(), self.host(), self.cwd(), netns, popen_args, **popen_kwargs)
 
     def run_remote_sync(self, name, popen_args):
         proc = self.RemoteProcess(name, popen_args, remote_env=self.remote_env)