diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh b/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh
index c5081fd5..588a88ae 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ trust-anchor=.,20326,8,2,E06D44B80B8F1D39A95C0B0D7C65D08458E880409BBC68345710423
 		add_dnsmasq_setting "local-service"
 	else
 		# Listen only on one interface
+		# Use eth0 as fallback interface if interface is missing in setupVars.conf
+		if [ -z "${PIHOLE_INTERFACE}" ]; then
+			PIHOLE_INTERFACE="eth0"
+		fi
+
 		add_dnsmasq_setting "interface" "${PIHOLE_INTERFACE}"
 	fi
 
@@ -241,7 +246,7 @@ ProcessDHCPSettings() {
 	source "${setupVars}"
 
 	if [[ "${DHCP_ACTIVE}" == "true" ]]; then
-    interface=$(grep 'PIHOLE_INTERFACE=' /etc/pihole/setupVars.conf | sed "s/.*=//")
+    interface="${PIHOLE_INTERFACE}"
 
     # Use eth0 as fallback interface
     if [ -z ${interface} ]; then