diff --git a/orchagent/routeorch.cpp b/orchagent/routeorch.cpp
index ef6da962e3..0ea657a60d 100644
--- a/orchagent/routeorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/routeorch.cpp
@@ -2433,13 +2433,21 @@ bool RouteOrch::removeRoute(RouteBulkContext& ctx)
     size_t creating = gRouteBulker.creating_entries_count(route_entry);
     if (it_route == it_route_table->second.end() && creating == 0)
     {
-       if (it_route_table->second.size() == 0)
-       {
+        /*
+         * Clean up the VRF routing table if
+         * 1. there is no routing entry in the VRF routing table and
+         * 2. there is no pending bulk creation routing entry in gRouteBulker
+         * The ideal way of the 2nd condition is to check pending bulk creation entries of a certain VRF.
+         * However, we can not do that unless going over all entries in gRouteBulker.
+         * So, we use above strict conditions here
+         */
+        if (it_route_table->second.size() == 0 && gRouteBulker.creating_entries_count() == 0)
+        {
             m_syncdRoutes.erase(vrf_id);
             m_vrfOrch->decreaseVrfRefCount(vrf_id);
-       }
-       SWSS_LOG_INFO("Failed to find route entry, vrf_id 0x%" PRIx64 ", prefix %s\n", vrf_id,
-                     ipPrefix.to_string().c_str());
+        }
+        SWSS_LOG_INFO("Failed to find route entry, vrf_id 0x%" PRIx64 ", prefix %s\n", vrf_id,
+                      ipPrefix.to_string().c_str());
  
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/orchagent/swssnet.h b/orchagent/swssnet.h
index 82b5b6f94f..8084b7fb4e 100644
--- a/orchagent/swssnet.h
+++ b/orchagent/swssnet.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ inline static sai_ip_address_t& copy(sai_ip_address_t& dst, const IpAddress& src
     switch(sip.family)
     {
         case AF_INET:
+            memset((void*)&dst.addr, 0, sizeof(dst.addr));
             dst.addr_family = SAI_IP_ADDR_FAMILY_IPV4;
             dst.addr.ip4 = sip.ip_addr.ipv4_addr;
             break;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ inline static sai_ip_prefix_t& copy(sai_ip_prefix_t& dst, const IpPrefix& src)
     switch(ia.family)
     {
         case AF_INET:
+            memset((void*)&dst, 0, sizeof(dst));
             dst.addr_family = SAI_IP_ADDR_FAMILY_IPV4;
             dst.addr.ip4 = ia.ip_addr.ipv4_addr;
             dst.mask.ip4 = ma.ip_addr.ipv4_addr;
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ inline static sai_ip_prefix_t& copy(sai_ip_prefix_t& dst, const IpAddress& src)
     switch(sip.family)
     {
         case AF_INET:
+            memset((void*)&dst, 0, sizeof(dst));
             dst.addr_family = SAI_IP_ADDR_FAMILY_IPV4;
             dst.addr.ip4 = sip.ip_addr.ipv4_addr;
             dst.mask.ip4 = 0xFFFFFFFF;
diff --git a/tests/mock_tests/routeorch_ut.cpp b/tests/mock_tests/routeorch_ut.cpp
index 043b7b6b0a..f66fc9ac38 100644
--- a/tests/mock_tests/routeorch_ut.cpp
+++ b/tests/mock_tests/routeorch_ut.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ namespace routeorch_test
                                          {"mac_addr", "00:00:00:00:00:00" }});
             intfTable.set("Ethernet4:11.0.0.1/32", { { "scope", "global" },
                                                      { "family", "IPv4" }});
+            intfTable.set("Ethernet8", { {"NULL", "NULL" },
+                                         {"vrf_name", "Vrf1"},
+                                         {"mac_addr", "00:00:00:00:00:00" }});
+            intfTable.set("Ethernet8:20.0.0.1/24", { { "scope", "global" },
+                                                     { "family", "IPv4" }});
             gIntfsOrch->addExistingData(&intfTable);
             static_cast<Orch *>(gIntfsOrch)->doTask();
 
@@ -552,4 +557,30 @@ namespace routeorch_test
         ASSERT_EQ(current_create_count, create_route_count);
         ASSERT_EQ(current_set_count, set_route_count);
     }
+
+    TEST_F(RouteOrchTest, RouteOrchTestVrfRoute)
+    {
+        std::deque<KeyOpFieldsValuesTuple> entries;
+        entries.push_back({"Vrf2", "SET", { {"vni", "500200"}}});
+        auto vrfConsumer = dynamic_cast<Consumer *>(gVrfOrch->getExecutor(APP_VRF_TABLE_NAME));
+        vrfConsumer->addToSync(entries);
+        static_cast<Orch *>(gVrfOrch)->doTask();
+        entries.clear();
+        entries.push_back({"Ethernet8", "SET", { {"vrf_name", "Vrf2"}}});
+        auto intfConsumer = dynamic_cast<Consumer *>(gIntfsOrch->getExecutor(APP_INTF_TABLE_NAME));
+        intfConsumer->addToSync(entries);
+        static_cast<Orch *>(gIntfsOrch)->doTask();
+        auto routeConsumer = dynamic_cast<Consumer *>(gRouteOrch->getExecutor(APP_ROUTE_TABLE_NAME));
+        entries.clear();
+        entries.push_back({"Vrf2:fe80::/64", "DEL", {}});
+        entries.push_back({"Vrf2:20.0.0.0/24", "DEL", {}});
+        entries.push_back({"Vrf2:fe80::/64", "SET", { {"protocol", "kernel"},
+                                                      {"nexthop", "::"},
+                                                      {"ifname", "Ethernet8"}}});
+        entries.push_back({"Vrf2:20.0.0.0/24", "SET", { {"protocol", "kernel"},
+                                                        {"nexthop", "0.0.0.0"},
+                                                        {"ifname", "Ethernet8"}}});
+        routeConsumer->addToSync(entries);
+        static_cast<Orch *>(gRouteOrch)->doTask();
+    }
 }