diff --git a/infrastructure-centred/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c b/infrastructure-centred/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c
index e7d1378..e253bff 100644
--- a/infrastructure-centred/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c
+++ b/infrastructure-centred/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   action.sa_handler = sigterm_handler ;
   sigaction(SIGTERM, &action, NULL) ;
 
+  get_mac_addr(GET_WIFI_IFACE(), my_mac) ;
+  mac_string = mac_bytes_to_string(my_mac) ;
+  printf("My MAC address is: %s\n", mac_string) ;
+  free(mac_string) ;
+  get_ip_addr(GET_WIFI_IFACE(), my_ip) ;
+  printf("My IP address is: %s\n", my_ip) ;
+
 #ifdef USE_PTHREAD
   /* Set up threads */
   if (GET_KEEP_MONITOR())
@@ -102,13 +109,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 #endif // USE_PTHREAD
 
-  get_mac_addr(GET_WIFI_IFACE(), my_mac) ;
-  mac_string = mac_bytes_to_string(my_mac) ;
-  printf("My MAC address is: %s\n", mac_string) ;
-  free(mac_string) ;
-  get_ip_addr(GET_WIFI_IFACE(), my_ip) ;
-  printf("My IP address is: %s\n", my_ip) ;
-
   ret = capture() ; // Capture loop
 
 #ifdef USE_CONFIG_FILE