Systems and methods are disclosed to enable multiple neighbour base stations or access points (APs) preparation for handover robustness. The systems and methods include generating a handover request message at a source base station (BS) for user equipment (UE) if the UE detects at least one neighbour BS. The handover request message may include a handover imminent flag. The handover request message is transmitted to the neighbour BS, wherein if the handover imminent flag indicates that the handover is not imminent, the neighbour BS does not reserve a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) for the UE.