diff --git a/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker b/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker
index c95d58c61..3c9676a4e 100755
--- a/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker
+++ b/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ while true; do
 	}
 
 	if [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE" ] && [ -d "/sys/class/net/$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE" ]; then
-		if [ -n "$(ip link show $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE | grep 'state UP')" ]; then
+		if [ -n "$(ip link show $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE | grep 'state UP')" ] || [ -n "$(ip link show $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE | grep 'state UNKNOWN')" ]; then
 			# retrieve iface ip and gateway
 			if ([ "$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}')