diff --git a/RNS/Reticulum.py b/RNS/Reticulum.py
index e0950c9..49e6b98 100755
--- a/RNS/Reticulum.py
+++ b/RNS/Reticulum.py
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@ class Reticulum:
                         except Exception as e:
                             RNS.log("The interface \""+name+"\" could not be created. Check your configuration file for errors!", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
                             RNS.log("The contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+                            raise e
                             RNS.panic()
                     else:
                         RNS.log("The interface name \""+name+"\" was already used. Check your configuration file for errors!", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
diff --git a/RNS/vendor/ifaddr/niwrapper.py b/RNS/vendor/ifaddr/niwrapper.py
index 6bc2bf3..bd44c72 100644
--- a/RNS/vendor/ifaddr/niwrapper.py
+++ b/RNS/vendor/ifaddr/niwrapper.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ AF_INET6 = socket.AF_INET6.value
 AF_INET = socket.AF_INET.value
 
 def interfaces() -> List[str]:
-    adapters = ifaddr.get_adapters(include_unconfigured=True)
+    adapters = RNS.vendor.ifaddr.get_adapters(include_unconfigured=True)
     return [a.name for a in adapters]
 
 def ifaddresses(ifname) -> dict:
-    adapters = ifaddr.get_adapters(include_unconfigured=True)
+    adapters = RNS.vendor.ifaddr.get_adapters(include_unconfigured=True)
     ifa = {}
     for a in adapters:
         if a.name == ifname: