diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/core.go b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
index 27e4e0ab..9fee3743 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/core.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
@@ -122,12 +122,6 @@ func (c *Core) Start(nc *config.NodeConfig, log *log.Logger) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ip := net.IP(c.router.addr[:]).String()
-	if err := c.tun.setup(nc.IfName, nc.IfTAPMode, fmt.Sprintf("%s/8", ip), nc.IfMTU); err != nil {
-		c.log.Println("Failed to start TUN/TAP")
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err := c.admin.start(); err != nil {
 		c.log.Println("Failed to start admin socket")
 		return err
@@ -138,6 +132,12 @@ func (c *Core) Start(nc *config.NodeConfig, log *log.Logger) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	ip := net.IP(c.router.addr[:]).String()
+	if err := c.tun.start(nc.IfName, nc.IfTAPMode, fmt.Sprintf("%s/8", ip), nc.IfMTU); err != nil {
+		c.log.Println("Failed to start TUN/TAP")
+		return err
+	}
+
 	c.log.Println("Startup complete")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/tun.go b/src/yggdrasil/tun.go
index 5f5e50a0..f6a56e43 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/tun.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/tun.go
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ func (tun *tunDevice) init(core *Core) {
 	tun.icmpv6.init(tun)
 }
 
+func (tun *tunDevice) start(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int) error {
+	if err := tun.setup(ifname, iftapmode, addr, mtu); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	go func() { panic(tun.read()) }()
+	go func() { panic(tun.write()) }()
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (tun *tunDevice) write() error {
 	for {
 		data := <-tun.recv