diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4b87709..8c5b88a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aho-corasick"
-version = "1.1.4"
+version = "1.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ddd31a130427c27518df266943a5308ed92d4b226cc639f5a8f1002816174301"
+checksum = "c982642fa9e8606056828ee9a8505737230110bb1099153c79efe865c59d12ba"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ version = "0.22.1"
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 checksum = "72b3254f16251a8381aa12e40e3c4d2f0199f8c6508fbecb9d91f575e0fbb8c6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64"
+version = "0.23.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ac07cdecf99051d9a5238b80f35af32cdeba5b336e55d957b318b50137e18da5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "1.3.2"
@@ -121,9 +127,9 @@ checksum = "fc652a48c352aef3ea3aed32080501cf3ef6ed5da78602a020c991775b0aff04"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.2.67"
+version = "1.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e17dd265a7d0f31ef544e1b20e03add05d3b45b491b633b10d67145d2acc1a38"
+checksum = "509591b7bcd67f4ef775afad7662703b4935daaa6ec0e5605cfb1090b32a2b6d"
 dependencies = [
  "find-msvc-tools",
  "shlex",
@@ -137,9 +143,9 @@ checksum = "9330f8b2ff13f34540b44e946ef35111825727b38d33286ef986142615121801"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg_aliases"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "613afe47fcd5fac7ccf1db93babcb082c5994d996f20b8b159f2ad1658eb5724"
+checksum = "f079e83a288787bcd14a6aea84cee5c87a67c5a3e660c30f557a3d24761b3527"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "chacha20"
@@ -248,17 +254,17 @@ checksum = "f46882e17999c6cc590af592290432be3bce0428cb0d5f8b6715e4dc7b383eb3"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.119",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "defguard_boringtun"
-version = "0.6.7"
+version = "0.6.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a265bf3af32d0a0e19d5a22cb2c46b685afa6b7e00fcdade90546fbb7d5eca4f"
+checksum = "6d920cd0791b2199308a3c8cc0d41b88d96e4c07d70e98b658a4ee72ad32ca7e"
 dependencies = [
  "aead",
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.22.1",
  "blake2",
  "chacha20poly1305",
  "hex",
@@ -270,16 +276,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "parking_lot",
  "ring",
  "socket2",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.20",
  "tracing",
  "x25519-dalek 2.0.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "defguard_wireguard_rs"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.2"
 dependencies = [
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.23.1",
  "defguard_boringtun",
  "env_logger",
  "ipnet",
@@ -294,7 +300,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "serde",
  "serde_test",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.20",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "windows",
@@ -321,7 +327,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "defmt-parser",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.119",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -330,7 +336,7 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "10d60334b3b2e7c9d91ef8150abfb6fa4c1c39ebbcf4a81c2e346aad939fee3e"
 dependencies = [
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.20",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -381,9 +387,9 @@ checksum = "64cd1e32ddd350061ae6edb1b082d7c54915b5c672c389143b9a63403a109f24"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "find-msvc-tools"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5baebc0774151f905a1a2cc41989300b1e6fbb29aff0ceffa1064fdd3088d582"
+checksum = "d45db016d36b838f563236e9193d0ee6ce38f3f68b6c94e914b4929c96bbb890"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "generic-array"
@@ -465,9 +471,9 @@ checksum = "8e537132deb99c0eb4b752f0346b6a836200eaaa3516dd7e5514b63930a09e5d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ipnet"
-version = "2.12.0"
+version = "2.12.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d98f6fed1fde3f8c21bc40a1abb88dd75e67924f9cffc3ef95607bad8017f8e2"
+checksum = "6a756c3fac73139e83f14c2d742155dd2b78d3ee56597b419a0579b7bdd6dd78"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "is_terminal_polyfill"
@@ -477,11 +483,12 @@ checksum = "a6cb138bb79a146c1bd460005623e142ef0181e3d0219cb493e02f7d08a35695"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jiff"
-version = "0.2.32"
+version = "0.2.35"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "961d16382652bfdd8c6f68b223b26a8c93e0d475c672f414411db31c6c5c900e"
+checksum = "668b7183bd07af9a4885f5c35b0cc5c83c4607a913c16b7e17291832910d2dcc"
 dependencies = [
  "defmt",
+ "jiff-core",
  "jiff-static",
  "log",
  "portable-atomic",
@@ -489,15 +496,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jiff-core"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7feca88439efe53da3754500c1851dedf3cb36c524dd5cf8225cc0794de95d09"
+dependencies = [
+ "defmt",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "jiff-static"
-version = "0.2.32"
+version = "0.2.35"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d0879bd39df99c4c5e2c6615ccc026391a423dde10532c573e6086eb94a802cc"
+checksum = "3a69dcb3a21cfb32ce1cd056169337ca284af0766dd766e7878819b251a49204"
 dependencies = [
+ "jiff-core",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.119",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -508,9 +525,9 @@ checksum = "bbd2bcb4c963f2ddae06a2efc7e9f3591312473c50c6685e1f298068316e66fe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.186"
+version = "0.2.189"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "68ab91017fe16c622486840e4c83c9a37afeff978bd239b5293d61ece587de66"
+checksum = "3eaf3ede3fee6db1a4c2ee091bf8a8b4dccdc6d17f656fb07896ee72867612f2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libloading"
@@ -545,32 +562,31 @@ checksum = "cf8baf1c55e62ffcace7a9f06f4bd9cd3f0c4beb022d3b367256b91b87513d98"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "netlink-packet-core"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3463cbb78394cb0141e2c926b93fc2197e473394b761986eca3b9da2c63ae0f4"
-dependencies = [
- "paste",
-]
+checksum = "2d6e2daf9a8c2e21302714706860a0e6be02e03d17294ecc66b354ea7d4059dd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "netlink-packet-generic"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2f891b2e0054cac5a684a06628f59568f841c93da4e551239da6e518f539e775"
+checksum = "e609a7be61318181c110df304d54ed3f3e129b9569b8ca16e40a9d644f46930c"
 dependencies = [
  "netlink-packet-core",
+ "zerocopy",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "netlink-packet-route"
-version = "0.31.0"
+version = "0.33.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e2288fcb784eb3defd5fb16f4c4160d5f477de192eac730f43e1d11c24d9a007"
+checksum = "59d48ffc8b73a506e1ff0878528c72668f2bfbc3d875b6be890a96be5d0d5576"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.13.1",
  "libc",
  "log",
  "netlink-packet-core",
+ "zerocopy",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -581,14 +597,14 @@ checksum = "3176f18d11a1ae46053e59ec89d46ba318ae1343615bd3f8c908bfc84edae35c"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "pastey",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror 2.0.20",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "netlink-packet-wireguard"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cb217ca08c02978c3ea5ef0f013d20c602f2a17a9f00d9e4b1518a3500c2f332"
+checksum = "1586e7d665d51e10a6e67eaf433beeea784c8dcb96d89c7b9b99444de4221d16"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.13.1",
  "libc",
@@ -599,9 +615,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "netlink-sys"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cd6c30ed10fa69cc491d491b85cc971f6bdeb8e7367b7cde2ee6cc878d583fae"
+checksum = "c99d38e00b420df49e940fe0826e667c3dad82ac68eb4c2bbf754c1c14a83a10"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "libc",
@@ -670,12 +686,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "paste"
-version = "1.0.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "57c0d7b74b563b49d38dae00a0c37d4d6de9b432382b2892f0574ddcae73fd0a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pastey"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -701,9 +711,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic"
-version = "1.13.1"
+version = "1.15.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c33a9471896f1c69cecef8d20cbe2f7accd12527ce60845ff44c153bb2a21b49"
+checksum = "05c8b63e8d9609db387f0324918f81d68fe27748f084ef092fb35954d0539a85"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic-util"
@@ -716,18 +726,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.106"
+version = "1.0.107"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8fd00f0bb2e90d81d1044c2b32617f68fcb9fa3bb7640c23e9c748e53fb30934"
+checksum = "985e7ec9bb745e6ce6535b544d84d6cd6f7ad8bd711c398938ae983b91a766d9"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
-version = "1.0.46"
+version = "1.0.47"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dfbc457d0c7a0759a614551b11a6409e5951f6c7537be1f1b7682b9ae9230368"
+checksum = "1fbf4db142a473a8d80c26bbf18454ed458bf8d26c8219c331daecfdbd079001"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
@@ -776,9 +786,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-automata"
-version = "0.4.16"
+version = "0.4.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8fcfdb36bda0c880c5931cdc7a2bcdc8ba4556847b9d912bca70bc94708711ad"
+checksum = "ad8553b9b26413251cbf30e620595c7a41b3887f03da04579c0e6b0d6a06b4b2"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
@@ -828,9 +838,9 @@ checksum = "8a7852d02fc848982e0c167ef163aaff9cd91dc640ba85e263cb1ce46fae51cd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.228"
+version = "1.0.229"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9a8e94ea7f378bd32cbbd37198a4a91436180c5bb472411e48b5ec2e2124ae9e"
+checksum = "4148590afebada386688f18773da617792bf2ef03ffc1e4cbd2b1d45b023e0ba"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_core",
  "serde_derive",
@@ -838,22 +848,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_core"
-version = "1.0.228"
+version = "1.0.229"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "41d385c7d4ca58e59fc732af25c3983b67ac852c1a25000afe1175de458b67ad"
+checksum = "67dca2c9c51e58a4791a4b1ed58308b39c64224d349a935ab5039aa360942a48"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.228"
+version = "1.0.229"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d540f220d3187173da220f885ab66608367b6574e925011a9353e4badda91d79"
+checksum = "e7a5d71263a5a7d47b41f6b3f06ba276f10cc18b0931f1799f710578e2309348"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 3.0.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -913,6 +923,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "3.0.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "53e9bae58849f64dfa4f5d5ae372c8341f7305f82a3868709269343628b659a3"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
 version = "1.0.69"
@@ -924,11 +945,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "2.0.18"
+version = "2.0.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4288b5bcbc7920c07a1149a35cf9590a2aa808e0bc1eafaade0b80947865fbc4"
+checksum = "ec86235f5fcc2a73650310756d2ac5b138a5780bbbdfae3eeccec992c435ba4f"
 dependencies = [
- "thiserror-impl 2.0.18",
+ "thiserror-impl 2.0.20",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -939,18 +960,18 @@ checksum = "4fee6c4efc90059e10f81e6d42c60a18f76588c3d74cb83a0b242a2b6c7504c1"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.119",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "2.0.18"
+version = "2.0.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ebc4ee7f67670e9b64d05fa4253e753e016c6c95ff35b89b7941d6b856dec1d5"
+checksum = "bc04cd3e1236dd4a98afca4569f2deb3f120e5422a4023be2cb683f8486292af"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 3.0.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -981,7 +1002,7 @@ checksum = "7490cfa5ec963746568740651ac6781f701c9c5ea257c58e057f3ba8cf69e8da"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.119",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1130,7 +1151,7 @@ checksum = "053e2e040ab57b9dc951b72c264860db7eb3b0200ba345b4e4c3b14f67855ddf"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.119",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1141,7 +1162,7 @@ checksum = "3f316c4a2570ba26bbec722032c4099d8c8bc095efccdc15688708623367e358"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.119",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1316,6 +1337,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy"
+version = "0.8.56"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "556764e583adb45a9f8d413c2a147fa7e8d821e48e12b14fd560b607998b75eb"
+dependencies = [
+ "zerocopy-derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy-derive"
+version = "0.8.56"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f2ab42fc20575779bd240faa45f94a74256f755c0fa9e89f0ede20d91d0cdfc1"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.119",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zeroize"
 version = "1.9.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 066708c..6466c66 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "defguard_wireguard_rs"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.2"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.91"
 description = "A unified multi-platform high-level API for managing WireGuard interfaces"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keywords = ["wireguard", "network", "vpn"]
 categories = ["network-programming"]
 
 [dependencies]
-base64 = "0.22"
+base64 = "0.23"
 log = "0.4"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 thiserror = "2.0"
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ windows = { version = "0.62", features = [
 wireguard-nt = "0.5"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
-netlink-packet-core = "0.8"
-netlink-packet-generic = "0.4"
-netlink-packet-route = "0.31"
+netlink-packet-core = "0.9"
+netlink-packet-generic = "0.5"
+netlink-packet-route = "0.33"
 netlink-packet-utils = "0.6"
-netlink-packet-wireguard = "0.4"
-netlink-sys = "0.8"
+netlink-packet-wireguard = "0.5"
+netlink-sys = "0.9"
 
 [target.'cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "netbsd"))'.dependencies]
 regex = "1.12"
diff --git a/examples/userspace.rs b/examples/userspace.rs
index 5eea1fe..ab80927 100644
--- a/examples/userspace.rs
+++ b/examples/userspace.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
-    io::{Read, Write, stdin, stdout},
-    net::SocketAddr,
+    io::{self, Read, Write, stdin, stdout},
+    net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr},
     str::FromStr,
 };
 
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ use defguard_wireguard_rs::{
 };
 use x25519_dalek::{EphemeralSecret, PublicKey};
 
-fn pause() {
+fn pause() -> io::Result<()> {
     let mut stdout = stdout();
-    stdout.write_all(b"Press Enter to continue...").unwrap();
-    stdout.flush().unwrap();
-    stdin().read_exact(&mut [0]).unwrap();
+    stdout.write_all(b"Press Enter to continue...")?;
+    stdout.flush()?;
+    stdin().read_exact(&mut [0])?;
+
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
@@ -23,11 +25,10 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         .with_max_level(tracing::Level::DEBUG)
         .init();
 
-    let ifname: String = if cfg!(target_os = "linux") || cfg!(target_os = "freebsd") {
-        "wg0".into()
-    } else {
-        "utun5".into()
-    };
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+    let ifname = String::from("tun0");
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    let ifname = String::from("utun5");
     let mut api = WGApi::<Userspace>::new(ifname.clone())?;
 
     api.create_interface()?;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let mut peer = Peer::new(peer_key.clone());
 
     // WireGuard server endpoint which peer connects to.
-    let endpoint: SocketAddr = "10.20.30.40:55001".parse().unwrap();
+    let endpoint = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(10, 20, 30, 40)), 55001);
     // Peer endpoint and interval.
     peer.endpoint = Some(endpoint);
     peer.persistent_keepalive_interval = Some(25);
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     api.configure_interface(&interface_config, &[])?;
 
     println!("Interface {ifname} configured.");
-    pause();
+    pause().unwrap();
 
     api.remove_interface()?;
 
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 4442788..18aa865 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub enum WireguardInterfaceError {
     PeerConfigurationError(String),
     #[error("Interface data read error: {0}")]
     ReadInterfaceError(String),
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     #[error("Netlink error: {0}")]
     NetlinkError(String),
     #[error("BSD error: {0}")]
diff --git a/src/netlink.rs b/src/netlink.rs
index 49fea0a..5e97f29 100644
--- a/src/netlink.rs
+++ b/src/netlink.rs
@@ -463,6 +463,27 @@ fn get_interface_index(ifname: &str) -> NetlinkResult<Option<u32>> {
     Ok(None)
 }
 
+/// Bring a network interface up.
+pub(crate) fn set_link_up(if_name: &str) -> NetlinkResult<()> {
+    let Some(index) = get_interface_index(if_name)? else {
+        error!("Failed to bring interface {if_name} up: interface not found");
+        return Err(NetlinkError::NotFound);
+    };
+
+    let mut message = LinkMessage::default();
+    message.header.index = index;
+    message.header.flags = LinkFlags::Up;
+    message.header.change_mask = LinkFlags::Up;
+
+    netlink_request(
+        RouteNetlinkMessage::SetLink(message),
+        NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK,
+        NETLINK_ROUTE,
+    )?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 /// Get default route for a given address family.
 pub(crate) fn get_gateway(address_family: AddressFamily) -> NetlinkResult<Option<IpAddr>> {
@@ -529,31 +550,31 @@ pub(crate) fn add_route(
         IpAddr::V6(ipv6) => RouteAddress::Inet6(ipv6),
     };
     message.header = header;
-    if let Some(interface_index) = get_interface_index(ifname)? {
-        message
-            .attributes
-            .push(RouteAttribute::Oif(interface_index));
-        message
-            .attributes
-            .push(RouteAttribute::Destination(route_address));
-        if let Some(table) = table {
-            message.attributes.push(RouteAttribute::Table(table));
-        }
-        match netlink_request(
-            RouteNetlinkMessage::NewRoute(message),
-            NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK | NLM_F_CREATE | NLM_F_EXCL,
-            NETLINK_ROUTE,
-        ) {
-            Ok(_msg) => Ok(()),
-            Err(NetlinkError::FileAlreadyExists) => Ok(()),
-            Err(err) => {
-                error!("Failed to add WireGuard interface route: {err}");
-                Err(NetlinkError::AddRouteError)
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
+    let Some(interface_index) = get_interface_index(ifname)? else {
         error!("Failed to add WireGuard interface route interface {ifname} index not found");
-        Err(NetlinkError::AddRouteError)
+        return Err(NetlinkError::NotFound);
+    };
+
+    message
+        .attributes
+        .push(RouteAttribute::Oif(interface_index));
+    message
+        .attributes
+        .push(RouteAttribute::Destination(route_address));
+    if let Some(table) = table {
+        message.attributes.push(RouteAttribute::Table(table));
+    }
+    match netlink_request(
+        RouteNetlinkMessage::NewRoute(message),
+        NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK | NLM_F_CREATE | NLM_F_EXCL,
+        NETLINK_ROUTE,
+    ) {
+        Ok(_msg) => Ok(()),
+        Err(NetlinkError::FileAlreadyExists) => Ok(()),
+        Err(err) => {
+            error!("Failed to add WireGuard interface route: {err}");
+            Err(NetlinkError::AddRouteError)
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wgapi_userspace.rs b/src/wgapi_userspace.rs
index 6a2fe17..98e0010 100644
--- a/src/wgapi_userspace.rs
+++ b/src/wgapi_userspace.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ impl WireguardInterfaceApi for WGApi<Userspace> {
         debug!("Userspace interface {} created successfully", self.ifname);
         self.device_handle = Some(device_handle);
 
+        // The interface created by BoringTun is down at this point. Unlike the BSDs, Linux doesn't
+        // put it up when addresses are assigned, so do it explicitly here.
+        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+        {
+            netlink::set_link_up(&self.ifname)?;
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }