diff --git a/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter b/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
index 213016384..0ebca549c 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
+++ b/openmptcprouter-api/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
@@ -1048,6 +1048,9 @@ function interfaces_status()
 			if peer == "" then
 				peer = ut.trim(sys.exec("ip -4 r list dev " .. tun_dev .. " | grep kernel | awk '/proto kernel/ {print $1}' | grep -v / | tr -d '\n'"))
 			end
+			if peer == "" then
+				peer = ut.trim(sys.exec("ip -4 r list dev " .. tun_dev .. " | grep -m 1 default | awk '/default via/ {print $3}' | grep -v / | tr -d '\n'"))
+			end
 			if peer ~= "" then
 				local tunnel_ping_test = ut.trim(sys.exec("ping -w 1 -c 1 -I " .. tun_dev .. " " .. peer .. " | grep '100% packet loss'"))
 				if tunnel_ping_test == "" then