diff --git a/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/netif_driver/darwin/utun.h b/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/netif_driver/darwin/utun.h
index 31ead368..7692c74b 100644
--- a/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/netif_driver/darwin/utun.h
+++ b/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/netif_driver/darwin/utun.h
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ struct netif_handle_s {
 };
 
 extern netif_driver utun_open(char *error, size_t error_len, const char *cidr);
+extern const char* get_tun_name(netif_handle tun);
 
 #endif //ZITI_TUNNELER_SDK_UTUN_H
diff --git a/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/netif_driver/linux/tun.h b/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/netif_driver/linux/tun.h
index 73c83cd8..2274b986 100644
--- a/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/netif_driver/linux/tun.h
+++ b/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/netif_driver/linux/tun.h
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ struct netif_handle_s {
 };
 
 extern netif_driver tun_open(struct uv_loop_s *loop, uint32_t tun_ip, uint32_t dns_ip, const char *cidr, char *error, size_t error_len);
+extern const char* get_tun_name(netif_handle tun);
 
 #endif //ZITI_TUNNELER_SDK_TUN_H
diff --git a/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/ziti-edge-tunnel.c b/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/ziti-edge-tunnel.c
index bc09a74e..99808069 100644
--- a/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/ziti-edge-tunnel.c
+++ b/programs/ziti-edge-tunnel/ziti-edge-tunnel.c
@@ -1317,13 +1317,15 @@ static void run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     //set log level in precedence: command line flag (-v/--verbose) -> env var (ZITI_LOG) -> config file
     int log_level = get_log_level(configured_log_level);
+    log_writer log_fn = NULL;
 
 #if _WIN32
     signal(SIGINT, interrupt_handler);
     log_init(global_loop_ref, log_level, ziti_log_writer); // level from config file set below
+    log_fn = ziti_log_writer;
     remove_all_nrpt_rules(DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE_NAME, false); //remove all rules starting with ziti-edge-tunnel
 #else
-    ziti_log_init(global_loop_ref, log_level, ziti_log_writer);
+    ziti_log_init(global_loop_ref, log_level, log_fn);
 #endif
 
     // generate tunnel status instance and save active state and start time