diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/mwan3 b/net/mwan3/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/mwan3
index dbc5f57640..2ced4bb153 100755
--- a/net/mwan3/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/mwan3
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/mwan3
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ get_mwan3_status() {
 
 	if [ -f "$MWAN3TRACK_STATUS_DIR/${iface}/STATUS" ]; then
 		network_get_uptime uptime "$iface"
-		network_is_up "$iface" && up="1"
+		[ -n "$uptime" ] && up=1 || up=0
 		readfile status "$MWAN3TRACK_STATUS_DIR/${iface}/STATUS"
 	else
 		uptime=0