diff --git a/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker b/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker
index ccb3df7e7..e1fc27928 100755
--- a/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker
+++ b/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ while true; do
 	}
 
 	if [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE" ] && [ -d "/sys/class/net/$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE" ]; then
-		if [ -n "$(ip link show $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE | grep 'state UP')" ] || [ -n "$(ip link show $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE | grep 'state UNKNOWN')" ]; then
+		#if [ -n "$(ip link show $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE | grep 'state UP')" ] || [ -n "$(ip link show $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE | grep 'state UNKNOWN')" ]; then
+		if [ "$(ifstatus $OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE | jsonfilter -e '@.up')" == "true" ] || [ "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE" = "omrvpn" ]; then
 			# retrieve iface ip and gateway
 			if { [ "$OMR_TRACKER_FAMILY" = "ipv4" ] || [ "$OMR_TRACKER_FAMILY" = "ipv4ipv6" ]; } && [ "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE_PROTO" != "dhcpv6" ]; then
 				OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_IP=$(ip -4 -br addr ls dev "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE" | awk -F'[ /]+' '{print $3}')