diff --git a/src/freedombone-mesh-batman b/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
index 1dd8730c..7b8b40f5 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
+++ b/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ COMPLETION_FILE="/root/${PROJECT_NAME}-completed.txt"
 # hotspot passphrase must be 5 characters or longer
 HOTSPOT_PASSPHRASE="${PROJECT_NAME}"
 
+interface_type='wlan'
+
 source /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-wifi
 source /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-mesh
 
 mesh_protocol_init
-update_wifi_adaptors
+update_wifi_adaptors "${interface_type}"
 
 if [ ! "$IFACE" ]; then
     echo $'No wlan adaptor'
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ function add_wifi_interface {
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2120
 function start {
-    update_wifi_adaptors
+    update_wifi_adaptors "${interface_type}"
 
     if [ -z "$IFACE" ] ; then
         echo 'error: unable to find wifi interface, not enabling batman-adv mesh'
diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-wifi b/src/freedombone-utils-wifi
index 663bf8b9..e140028d 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-wifi
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-wifi
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function setup_wifi_atheros {
     fi
     dpkg -i "$atheros_drivers_file"
     reset_usb_devices
-    update_wifi_adaptors
+    update_wifi_adaptors 'wlan'
     if [ "$IFACE" ]; then
         wpa_action "${IFACE}" stop
         wpa_cli -i "${IFACE}" terminate
@@ -198,19 +198,24 @@ function install_atheros_wifi {
 }
 
 function update_wifi_adaptors {
+    interface_type="$1"
     IFACE=
     IFACE_SECONDARY=
 
+    if [ ! "$interface_type" ]; then
+        interface_type='wlan'
+    fi
+
     for i in $(seq 10 -1 0); do
-        ifdown --force "wlan${i}" 2> /dev/null
+        ifdown --force "${interface_type}${i}" 2> /dev/null
     done
 
     for i in $(seq 10 -1 0); do
-        if grep -q "wlan${i}" /proc/net/dev; then
+        if grep -q "${interface_type}${i}" /proc/net/dev; then
             if [ ! $IFACE ]; then
                 IFACE="wlan${i}"
             else
-                IFACE_SECONDARY="wlan${i}"
+                IFACE_SECONDARY="${interface_type}${i}"
                 return
             fi
         fi
@@ -479,7 +484,7 @@ function wifi_networks_file_header {
 
 function create_networks_interactive {
     remove_config_param "WIFI_INTERFACE"
-    update_wifi_adaptors
+    update_wifi_adaptors 'wlan'
     if [ ! "$IFACE" ]; then
         # Don't try to configure wifi if there are no adaptors
         return
diff --git a/src/freedombone-wifi b/src/freedombone-wifi
index c154f49a..da673c7b 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-wifi
+++ b/src/freedombone-wifi
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ if [ ! ${wifi_interface_specified} ]; then
     else
         sleep "${WAIT_SEC}"
     fi
-    update_wifi_adaptors
+    update_wifi_adaptors 'wlan'
     if [ ! $IFACE ]; then
         echo $'No wifi adaptors were found'
         exit 872356