diff --git a/connect_to_openvpn_with_token.sh b/connect_to_openvpn_with_token.sh
index 9e15b18..f850727 100755
--- a/connect_to_openvpn_with_token.sh
+++ b/connect_to_openvpn_with_token.sh
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ check_tool openvpn
 # Check if manual PIA OpenVPN connection is already initialized.
 # Multi-hop is out of the scope of this repo, but you should be able to
 # get multi-hop running with both OpenVPN and WireGuard.
-adapter_check="$( ip a s tun06 )"
+adapter_check="$( ip a s tun06 2>&1 )"
 should_read="Device \"tun06\" does not exist"
 pid_filepath="/opt/piavpn-manual/pia_pid"
-if [[ "$adapter_check" != "$should_read" ]]; then
+if [[ "$adapter_check" != *"$should_read"* ]]; then
   echo The tun06 adapter already exists, that interface is required
   echo for this configuration.
   if [ -f "$pid_filepath" ]; then