diff --git a/client/src/main.rs b/client/src/main.rs
index 2d2884a..b0a314f 100644
--- a/client/src/main.rs
+++ b/client/src/main.rs
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ fn fetch(
         .map(PeerConfigBuilder::from)
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
-    if !updates.is_empty() {
+    if !updates.is_empty() || !interface_up {
         DeviceUpdate::new()
             .add_peers(&updates)
             .apply(interface, network.backend)