diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/tun_linux.go b/src/yggdrasil/tun_linux.go
index 24c5aa92..a1f8abdf 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/tun_linux.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/tun_linux.go
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ func (tun *tunDevice) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int)
 	}
 	tun.iface = iface
 	tun.mtu = getSupportedMTU(mtu)
+	// The following check is specific to Linux, as the TAP driver only supports
+	// an MTU of 65535-14 to make room for the ethernet headers. This makes sure
+	// that the MTU gets rounded down to 65521 instead of causing a panic.
+	if iftapmode {
+		if tun.mtu > 65535-tun_ETHER_HEADER_LENGTH {
+			tun.mtu = 65535-tun_ETHER_HEADER_LENGTH
+		}
+	}
+	// Friendly output
+	tun.core.log.Printf("Interface name: %s", tun.iface.Name())
+	tun.core.log.Printf("Interface IPv6: %s", addr)
+	tun.core.log.Printf("Interface MTU: %d", tun.mtu)
 	return tun.setupAddress(addr)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/tun_windows.go b/src/yggdrasil/tun_windows.go
index c6e57705..d3420df8 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/tun_windows.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/tun_windows.go
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ func (tun *tunDevice) setup(ifname string, iftapmode bool, addr string, mtu int)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	// Friendly output
+	tun.core.log.Printf("Interface name: %s", tun.iface.Name())
+	tun.core.log.Printf("Interface IPv6: %s", addr)
+	tun.core.log.Printf("Interface MTU: %d", tun.mtu)
 	return tun.setupAddress(addr)
 }