diff --git a/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/001-post-tracking b/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/001-post-tracking
index 1ef7d4b22..4276ea700 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/001-post-tracking
+++ b/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/001-post-tracking
@@ -724,11 +724,11 @@ default_gw6=$(ip -6 route get 2606:4700:4700::1111 | grep via | awk '{print $3}'
 #current_interface_gw=$(uci -q get "network.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.gateway")
 
 initcwrwnd=""
+interface_up=$(ifstatus "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE" 2>/dev/null | jsonfilter -q -e '@["up"]')
 
 # An interface in error will never be used in MPTCP
 if [ "$OMR_TRACKER_STATUS" = "ERROR" ] || ([ "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE" != "omrvpn" ] && [ "$interface_up" != "true" ]); then
 	interface_autostart=$(ifstatus "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE" 2>/dev/null | jsonfilter -q -e '@["autostart"]')
-	interface_up=$(ifstatus "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE" 2>/dev/null | jsonfilter -q -e '@["up"]')
 	interface_available=$(ifstatus "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE" 2>/dev/null | jsonfilter -q -e '@["available"]')
 	interface_pending=$(ifstatus "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE" 2>/dev/null | jsonfilter -q -e '@["pending"]')
 	interface_error=$(ifstatus "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE" 2>/dev/null | jsonfilter -q -e '@["errors"][0].code')