diff --git a/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter b/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
index b680dce20..213016384 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
+++ b/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
@@ -1056,12 +1056,16 @@ function interfaces_status()
 					mArray.openmptcprouter["tun_state"] = "DOWN"
 				end
 				if mArray.openmptcprouter["ipv6"] == "enabled" or mArray.openmptcprouter["service_addr_ip6"] ~= "" then
-					local tunnel_ipv6_gw = uci:get("network","omr6in4","gateway")
-					local tunnel_ping6_test = ut.trim(sys.exec("ping6 -w 1 -c 1 " .. tunnel_ipv6_gw .. "%6in4-omr6in4 | grep '100% packet loss'"))
-					if tunnel_ping6_test == "" then
-						mArray.openmptcprouter["tun6_state"] = "UP"
+					local tunnel_ipv6_gw = uci:get("network","omr6in4","gateway") or ""
+					if tunnel_ipv6_gw ~= "" then
+						local tunnel_ping6_test = ut.trim(sys.exec("ping6 -w 1 -c 1 " .. tunnel_ipv6_gw .. "%6in4-omr6in4 | grep '100% packet loss'"))
+						if tunnel_ping6_test == "" then
+							mArray.openmptcprouter["tun6_state"] = "UP"
+						else
+							mArray.openmptcprouter["tun6_state"] = "DOWN"
+						end
 					else
-						mArray.openmptcprouter["tun6_state"] = "DOWN"
+						mArray.openmptcprouter["tun6_state"] = "UNKNOWN"
 					end
 				end
 			else