diff --git a/feeds/ucentral/ratelimit/files/usr/bin/ratelimit b/feeds/ucentral/ratelimit/files/usr/bin/ratelimit
index 399038c2b..8d412ce08 100755
--- a/feeds/ucentral/ratelimit/files/usr/bin/ratelimit
+++ b/feeds/ucentral/ratelimit/files/usr/bin/ratelimit
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ deliface() {
 
 found=0
 find_ssid() {
+	local ssid
 	config_get ssid $1 ssid
 	[ "$ssid" == "$2" ] || return
 	found=1
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ addiface() {
 	echo -n startup > /tmp/ratelimit.$iface
 
 	sleep 2
-	ssid=$(ubus call network.wireless status | jsonfilter -e '@[*].interfaces[@.ifname="'"$iface"'"].config.ssid')
+	ssid=$(ubus call hostapd.$iface get_status | jsonfilter -e '@.ssid')
 	[ -z "$ssid" ] && {
 		rm /tmp/ratelimit.$iface
 		logger "ratelimit: failed to lookup ssid"