diff --git a/tests/framework/microvm.py b/tests/framework/microvm.py
index a6582515491..b6646e758f6 100644
--- a/tests/framework/microvm.py
+++ b/tests/framework/microvm.py
@@ -1206,13 +1206,20 @@ def build_n_from_snapshot(
         uffd_handler_name=None,
         incremental=False,
         use_snapshot_editor=True,
+        no_netns_reuse=False,
     ):
         """A generator of `n` microvms restored, either all restored from the same given snapshot
         (incremental=False), or created by taking successive snapshots of restored VMs
         """
         last_snapshot = None
         for _ in range(nr_vms):
-            microvm = self.build()
+            microvm = self.build(
+                **(
+                    {"netns": net_tools.NetNs(str(uuid.uuid4()))}
+                    if no_netns_reuse
+                    else {}
+                )
+            )
             microvm.spawn()
 
             snapshot_copy = microvm.restore_from_snapshot(
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_snapshot.py b/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_snapshot.py
index 6c885a6a723..99307c76d24 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_snapshot.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_snapshot.py
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ def test_restore_latency(
 
     snapshot = vm.snapshot_full()
     vm.kill()
-    for microvm in microvm_factory.build_n_from_snapshot(snapshot, ITERATIONS):
+    for microvm in microvm_factory.build_n_from_snapshot(
+        snapshot, ITERATIONS, no_netns_reuse=True
+    ):
         value = 0
         # Parse all metric data points in search of load_snapshot time.
         microvm.flush_metrics()