diff --git a/lib/network.js b/lib/network.js
index 70874fa..c7a7e99 100644
--- a/lib/network.js
+++ b/lib/network.js
@@ -719,12 +719,13 @@ function networkInterfaces(callback) {
                     type = detail.type;
                   }
                 });
+               
+                if (dev.toLowerCase().indexOf('wlan') >= 0 || ifaceName.toLowerCase().indexOf('wlan') >= 0 || ifaceName.toLowerCase().indexOf('wireless') >= 0 || ifaceName.toLowerCase().indexOf('wi-fi') >= 0) {
+                  type = 'wireless';
+                }
                 const IEEE8021x = getWindowsIEEE8021x(type, dev, nics8021xInfo);
                 auth8021x = IEEE8021x.protocol;
                 state8021x = IEEE8021x.state;
-                if (dev.toLowerCase().indexOf('wlan') >= 0 || ifaceName.toLowerCase().indexOf('wlan') >= 0 || ifaceName.toLowerCase().indexOf('wireless') >= 0) {
-                  type = 'wireless';
-                }
               }
               let internal = (ifaces[dev] && ifaces[dev][0]) ? ifaces[dev][0].internal : null;
               const virtual = internal ? false : testVirtualNic(dev, ifaceName, mac);