diff --git a/rel/overlays/bin/server b/rel/overlays/bin/server
index baf9f6dce..6cbd73403 100755
--- a/rel/overlays/bin/server
+++ b/rel/overlays/bin/server
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@
 
 setup_interface()
 {
-  ip link show dev ${WIREGUARD_INTERFACE_NAME}
-  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    ip link add ${WIREGUARD_INTERFACE_NAME} type wireguard
-  fi
+  ip link add ${WIREGUARD_INTERFACE_NAME} type wireguard
 
   if [ $WIREGUARD_IPV4_ENABLED = "true" ]; then
     ip address replace ${WIREGUARD_IPV4_ADDRESS} dev ${WIREGUARD_INTERFACE_NAME}