diff --git a/mm-scripts.sh b/mm-scripts.sh
index a64a91f..ef3ae97 100755
--- a/mm-scripts.sh
+++ b/mm-scripts.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ IFS=,
 SERVICES_CHECK=(${SERVICESCHECK})
 unset IFS
 
-#OUT=`ip a show $VPN_INTERFACE up >/dev/null 2>&1`;
 
 MMSTART(){
 	if [ "${1}" = "start" ]; then
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@ MMSTART(){
 	checked=false
 	cc=0
 	until [ "${checked}" = "" ]; do
-		OUT=`ip a show $VPN_INTERFACE up >/dev/null 2>&1`
+		OUT=$(ip link | grep "$VPN_INTERFACE")			
+		#OUT=`ip a show $VPN_INTERFACE up` >/dev/null 2>&1
 		if [ ${#OUT} -ne 0 ]; then
 			checked=""
 		fi
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ MMSTART(){
 	done
 
 	
-	OUT=`ip a show $VPN_INTERFACE up >/dev/null 2>&1`
+	OUT=$(ip link | grep "$VPN_INTERFACE")			
+	#OUT=`ip a show $VPN_INTERFACE up` >/dev/null 2>&1
 	if [ ${#OUT} -ne 0 ]; then
 		
 		/bin/ip route del default via 10.10.0.1
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ MMSTOP(){
 	
 	checked=false
 	until [ "${checked}" = "" ]; do
-		OUT=`ip a show $VPN_INTERFACE up >/dev/null 2>&1`
+		OUT=$(ip link | grep "$VPN_INTERFACE")			
+		#OUT=`ip a show $VPN_INTERFACE up` >/dev/null 2>&1
 		if [ ${#OUT} = 0 ]; then
 			checked=""
 		fi