diff --git a/client/iface/iface.go b/client/iface/iface.go
index 1b9055e6c..e90c3536b 100644
--- a/client/iface/iface.go
+++ b/client/iface/iface.go
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ const (
 	WgInterfaceDefault = configurer.WgInterfaceDefault
 )
 
+var (
+	// ErrIfaceNotFound is returned when the WireGuard interface is not found
+	ErrIfaceNotFound = fmt.Errorf("wireguard interface not found")
+)
+
 type wgProxyFactory interface {
 	GetProxy() wgproxy.Proxy
 	Free() error
@@ -117,6 +122,9 @@ func (w *WGIface) UpdateAddr(newAddr string) error {
 func (w *WGIface) UpdatePeer(peerKey string, allowedIps []netip.Prefix, keepAlive time.Duration, endpoint *net.UDPAddr, preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key) error {
 	w.mu.Lock()
 	defer w.mu.Unlock()
+	if w.configurer == nil {
+		return ErrIfaceNotFound
+	}
 
 	log.Debugf("updating interface %s peer %s, endpoint %s, allowedIPs %v", w.tun.DeviceName(), peerKey, endpoint, allowedIps)
 	return w.configurer.UpdatePeer(peerKey, allowedIps, keepAlive, endpoint, preSharedKey)
@@ -126,6 +134,9 @@ func (w *WGIface) UpdatePeer(peerKey string, allowedIps []netip.Prefix, keepAliv
 func (w *WGIface) RemovePeer(peerKey string) error {
 	w.mu.Lock()
 	defer w.mu.Unlock()
+	if w.configurer == nil {
+		return ErrIfaceNotFound
+	}
 
 	log.Debugf("Removing peer %s from interface %s ", peerKey, w.tun.DeviceName())
 	return w.configurer.RemovePeer(peerKey)
@@ -135,6 +146,9 @@ func (w *WGIface) RemovePeer(peerKey string) error {
 func (w *WGIface) AddAllowedIP(peerKey string, allowedIP netip.Prefix) error {
 	w.mu.Lock()
 	defer w.mu.Unlock()
+	if w.configurer == nil {
+		return ErrIfaceNotFound
+	}
 
 	log.Debugf("Adding allowed IP to interface %s and peer %s: allowed IP %s ", w.tun.DeviceName(), peerKey, allowedIP)
 	return w.configurer.AddAllowedIP(peerKey, allowedIP)
@@ -144,6 +158,9 @@ func (w *WGIface) AddAllowedIP(peerKey string, allowedIP netip.Prefix) error {
 func (w *WGIface) RemoveAllowedIP(peerKey string, allowedIP netip.Prefix) error {
 	w.mu.Lock()
 	defer w.mu.Unlock()
+	if w.configurer == nil {
+		return ErrIfaceNotFound
+	}
 
 	log.Debugf("Removing allowed IP from interface %s and peer %s: allowed IP %s ", w.tun.DeviceName(), peerKey, allowedIP)
 	return w.configurer.RemoveAllowedIP(peerKey, allowedIP)
@@ -214,6 +231,9 @@ func (w *WGIface) GetWGDevice() *wgdevice.Device {
 
 // GetStats returns the last handshake time, rx and tx bytes
 func (w *WGIface) GetStats() (map[string]configurer.WGStats, error) {
+	if w.configurer == nil {
+		return nil, ErrIfaceNotFound
+	}
 	return w.configurer.GetStats()
 }
 
@@ -221,11 +241,19 @@ func (w *WGIface) LastActivities() map[string]time.Time {
 	w.mu.Lock()
 	defer w.mu.Unlock()
 
+	if w.configurer == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	return w.configurer.LastActivities()
 
 }
 
 func (w *WGIface) FullStats() (*configurer.Stats, error) {
+	if w.configurer == nil {
+		return nil, ErrIfaceNotFound
+	}
+
 	return w.configurer.FullStats()
 }