diff --git a/builder/data/usr/bin/pwnlib b/builder/data/usr/bin/pwnlib
index 0e45d259..eb73a479 100755
--- a/builder/data/usr/bin/pwnlib
+++ b/builder/data/usr/bin/pwnlib
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ reload_brcm() {
 
 # starts mon0
 start_monitor_interface() {
-  iw phy "$(iw phy | head -1 | cut -d" " -f2)" interface add mon0 type monitor && ifconfig mon0 up
+  iw phy "$(iw phy | head -1 | cut -d" " -f2)" interface add mon0 type monitor
+  ifconfig wlan0 down
+  ifconfig mon0 up
 }
 
 # stops mon0