diff --git a/plugins/network/network.py b/plugins/network/network.py
index 434faaa..e666567 100644
--- a/plugins/network/network.py
+++ b/plugins/network/network.py
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ import cryptobox.plugins.base
 ## specify (in seconds), how long we should wait before redirecting and ip change
 REDIRECT_DELAY = 10
 CHANGE_IP_DELAY = 5 
-## default network interface (may be overriden by the "interface" setting of the
-## network plugin in cryptobox.conf
+## default network interface (if none is given via cryptobox.conf)
 DEFAULT_INTERFACE = "eth0"
 
 class network(cryptobox.plugins.base.CryptoBoxPlugin):
@@ -331,9 +330,13 @@ class network(cryptobox.plugins.base.CryptoBoxPlugin):
 	def __get_interface(self):
 		"""Return the name of the configured network interface
 		"""
-		if "interface" in self.defaults:
-			return self.defaults["interface"]
+		#self.cbox.log.debug("network plugin default config:")
+		#self.cbox.log.debug(self.defaults)
+		if "interface" in self.defaults["network"]:
+			self.cbox.log.error(DEFAULT_INTERFACE)
+			return self.defaults["network"]["interface"]
 		else:
+			self.cbox.log.error(DEFAULT_INTERFACE)
 			return DEFAULT_INTERFACE