diff --git a/interface.cpp b/interface.cpp
index 26fed85..56c9ea9 100644
--- a/interface.cpp
+++ b/interface.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QtDebug>
 
 #define BUFLEN 65535
 #define ADDRBUFLEN BUFLEN
@@ -502,6 +504,17 @@ QStringList Interface::list() {
   nl_cache_free(link_cache);
   nl_socket_free(sock);
 
+  // workaround for libnl issue: https://github.com/tgraf/libnl/issues/49
+  // find any interfaces libnl doesn't know about (e.g. USB wireless adapters after they're been unplugged and replugged)
+  QDir dir("/sys/class/net");
+  QStringList interfaces = dir.entryList(QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
+
+  foreach(QString interface, interfaces) {
+    if(!linkList.contains(interface)) {
+      linkList << interface;
+    }
+  }
+
   return linkList;
 }
 
diff --git a/iptest/iptest.cpp b/iptest/iptest.cpp
index 2577b6c..f53375c 100644
--- a/iptest/iptest.cpp
+++ b/iptest/iptest.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   //interface.deleteAddress("1.1.1.5/29");
 
-  Wireless wi("wlp0s11u1");
+  Wireless wi("wlp0s29u1u2");
 
   QList<Wireless::BandInfo> bands = wi.bandMap();
 
diff --git a/wireless.cpp b/wireless.cpp
index 4cc1b7c..ce60b36 100644
--- a/wireless.cpp
+++ b/wireless.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ m_iftype(NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED)
 }
 
 Wireless::~Wireless() {
-  std::cerr << "del wireless" << std::endl;
+  //std::cerr << "del wireless" << std::endl;
 
   m_bands.clear();
 }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ bool Wireless::parseBands() {
     if(!(Utils::interfaceIndex(interfaceStr))) {
       fprintf(stderr, "Interface %s doesn't exist\n", interfaceStr);
     }else{
-      fprintf(stderr, "could not find a parent phy device for interface %s, it isn't nl80211?\n", interfaceStr);
+      //fprintf(stderr, "could not find a parent phy device for interface %s, it isn't nl80211?\n", interfaceStr);
     }
 
     nlmsg_free(msg);