diff --git a/includes/configure_client.php b/includes/configure_client.php
index 22c3febb..d6f2f554 100755
--- a/includes/configure_client.php
+++ b/includes/configure_client.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function DisplayWPAConfig()
 
     if (isset($_POST['connect'])) {
         $result = 0;
-        exec('sudo wpa_cli -i ' . $_SESSION['ap_interface'] . ' select_network '.strval($_POST['connect']));
+        exec('sudo wpa_cli -i ' . $_SESSION['wifi_client_interface'] . ' select_network '.strval($_POST['connect']));
         $status->addMessage('New network selected', 'success');
     } elseif (isset($_POST['client_settings'])) {
         $tmp_networks = $networks;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function DisplayWPAConfig()
             if ($ok) {
                 system('sudo cp /tmp/wifidata ' . RASPI_WPA_SUPPLICANT_CONFIG, $returnval);
                 if ($returnval == 0) {
-                    exec('sudo wpa_cli -i ' . $_SESSION['ap_interface'] . ' reconfigure', $reconfigure_out, $reconfigure_return);
+                    exec('sudo wpa_cli -i ' . $_SESSION['wifi_client_interface'] . ' reconfigure', $reconfigure_out, $reconfigure_return);
                     if ($reconfigure_return == 0) {
                         $status->addMessage('Wifi settings updated successfully', 'success');
                         $networks = $tmp_networks;
diff --git a/includes/dashboard.php b/includes/dashboard.php
index b3d92e5f..0fd1831f 100755
--- a/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function DisplayDashboard(&$extraFooterScripts)
     getWifiInterface();
     $status = new StatusMessages();
     // Need this check interface name for proper shell execution.
-    if (!preg_match('/^([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$/', $_SESSION['ap_interface'])) {
+    if (!preg_match('/^([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$/', $_SESSION['wifi_client_interface'])) {
         $status->addMessage(_('Interface name invalid.'), 'danger');
         $status->showMessages();
         return;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function DisplayDashboard(&$extraFooterScripts)
         $status->showMessages();
         return;
     }
-    exec('ip a show '.$_SESSION['ap_interface'], $stdoutIp);
+    exec('ip a show '.$_SESSION['wifi_client_interface'], $stdoutIp);
     $stdoutIpAllLinesGlued = implode(" ", $stdoutIp);
     $stdoutIpWRepeatedSpaces = preg_replace('/\s\s+/', ' ', $stdoutIpAllLinesGlued);
 
@@ -90,10 +90,7 @@ function DisplayDashboard(&$extraFooterScripts)
     define('SSIDMAXLEN', 32);
     // Warning iw comes with: "Do NOT screenscrape this tool, we don't consider its output stable."
     // fetch first wireless interface
-    $iface = $_SESSION['ap_interface'];
-    exec("iw dev | awk '$1==\"Interface\" && $2!=\"$iface\" {print $2}'",$iface2);
-    $wifi_client_interface = empty($iface2) ? $iface1 : trim($iface2[0]);
-    exec('iw dev ' .$wifi_client_interface. ' link ', $stdoutIw);
+    exec('iw dev ' .$_SESSION['wifi_client_interface']. ' link ', $stdoutIw);
     $stdoutIwAllLinesGlued = implode(' ', $stdoutIw);
     $stdoutIwWRepSpaces = preg_replace('/\s\s+/', ' ', $stdoutIwAllLinesGlued);
 
@@ -125,7 +122,7 @@ function DisplayDashboard(&$extraFooterScripts)
     $bitrate = empty($bitrate) ? "-" : $bitrate;
 
     // txpower is now displayed on iw dev(..) info command, not on link command.
-    exec('iw dev '.$_SESSION['ap_interface'].' info ', $stdoutIwInfo);
+    exec('iw dev '.$_SESSION['wifi_client_interface'].' info ', $stdoutIwInfo);
     $stdoutIwInfoAllLinesGlued = implode(' ', $stdoutIwInfo);
     $stdoutIpInfoWRepSpaces = preg_replace('/\s\s+/', ' ', $stdoutIwInfoAllLinesGlued);
 
@@ -156,7 +153,7 @@ function DisplayDashboard(&$extraFooterScripts)
             // Pressed stop button
             if ($interfaceState === 'UP') {
                 $status->addMessage(sprintf(_('Interface is going %s.'), _('down')), 'warning');
-                exec('sudo ip link set '.$_SESSION['ap_interface'].' down');
+                exec('sudo ip link set '.$_SESSION['wifi_client_interface'].' down');
                 $wlan0up = false;
                 $status->addMessage(sprintf(_('Interface is now %s.'), _('down')), 'success');
             } elseif ($interfaceState === 'unknown') {
@@ -168,8 +165,8 @@ function DisplayDashboard(&$extraFooterScripts)
             // Pressed start button
             if ($interfaceState === 'DOWN') {
                 $status->addMessage(sprintf(_('Interface is going %s.'), _('up')), 'warning');
-                exec('sudo ip link set ' .$_SESSION['ap_interface']. ' up');
-                exec('sudo ip -s a f label ' . $_SESSION['ap_interface']);
+                exec('sudo ip link set ' .$_SESSION['wifi_client_interface']. ' up');
+                exec('sudo ip -s a f label ' . $_SESSION['wifi_client_interface']);
                 $wlan0up = true;
                 $status->addMessage(sprintf(_('Interface is now %s.'), _('up')), 'success');
             } elseif ($interfaceState === 'unknown') {
diff --git a/includes/wifi_functions.php b/includes/wifi_functions.php
index 3ab2db93..62d27c3a 100755
--- a/includes/wifi_functions.php
+++ b/includes/wifi_functions.php
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ function nearbyWifiStations(&$networks, $cached = true)
 
     $scan_results = cache(
         $cacheKey, function () {
-            exec('sudo wpa_cli -i ' .$_SESSION['ap_interface']. ' scan');
+            exec('sudo wpa_cli -i ' .$_SESSION['wifi_client_interface']. ' scan');
             sleep(3);
 
-            exec('sudo wpa_cli -i ' .$_SESSION['ap_interface']. ' scan_results', $stdout);
+            exec('sudo wpa_cli -i ' .$_SESSION['wifi_client_interface']. ' scan_results', $stdout);
             array_shift($stdout);
 
             return implode("\n", $stdout);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function nearbyWifiStations(&$networks, $cached = true)
 
 function connectedWifiStations(&$networks)
 {
-    exec('iwconfig ' .$_SESSION['ap_interface'], $iwconfig_return);
+    exec('iwconfig ' .$_SESSION['wifi_client_interface'], $iwconfig_return);
     foreach ($iwconfig_return as $line) {
         if (preg_match('/ESSID:\"([^"]+)\"/i', $line, $iwconfig_ssid)) {
             $networks[$iwconfig_ssid[1]]['connected'] = true;
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ function getWifiInterface()
     if (empty($_SESSION['ap_interface'])) {
         $arrHostapdConf = parse_ini_file(RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd.ini');
         if (isset($arrHostapdConf['WifiInterface'])) {
-            $iface = $arrHostapdConf['WifiInterface'];
-            // check for 2nd wifi interface
+            $iface = $_SESSION['ap_interface'] = $arrHostapdConf['WifiInterface'];
+            // check for 2nd wifi interface -> wifi client on different interface
             exec("iw dev | awk '$1==\"Interface\" && $2!=\"$iface\" {print $2}'",$iface2);
-            $_SESSION['ap_interface'] = empty($iface2) ? $iface : trim($iface2[0]);
+            $_SESSION['wifi_client_interface'] = empty($iface2) ? $iface : trim($iface2[0]);
         } else { // fallback to default
-            $_SESSION['ap_interface'] = RASPI_WIFI_AP_INTERFACE;
+            $_SESSION['ap_interface'] = $_SESSION['wifi_client_interface'] = RASPI_WIFI_AP_INTERFACE;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/templates/dashboard.php b/templates/dashboard.php
index 2ad10123..1ce73bea 100755
--- a/templates/dashboard.php
+++ b/templates/dashboard.php
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 $arrHostapdConf = parse_ini_file(RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd.ini');
 if ($arrHostapdConf['WifiAPEnable'] == 1) {
-    $ap_interface = 'uap0';
+    $client_interface = 'uap0';
 } else {
-    $ap_interface = $_SESSION['ap_interface'];
+    $client_interface = $_SESSION['wifi_client_interface'];
 }
-$pars=parse_ini_file(RASPI_HOSTAPD_CONFIG,false,INI_SCANNER_RAW );
-$ap_iface = $pars['interface'];
+$ap_iface = $_SESSION['ap_interface'];
 $MACPattern = '"([[:xdigit:]]{2}:){5}[[:xdigit:]]{2}"';
 if ($arrHostapdConf['BridgedEnable'] == 1) {
     $moreLink = "index.php?page=hostapd_conf";
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ $ifaceStatus = $wlan0up ? "up" : "down";
     <div class="col">
       <button class="btn btn-light btn-icon-split btn-sm service-status float-right">
         <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-circle service-status-<?php echo $ifaceStatus ?>"></i></span>
-        <span class="text service-status"><?php echo strtolower($ap_interface) .' '. _($ifaceStatus) ?></span>
+        <span class="text service-status"><?php echo strtolower($client_interface) .' '. _($ifaceStatus) ?></span>
       </button>
     </div>
         </div><!-- /.row -->
@@ -128,9 +127,9 @@ $ifaceStatus = $wlan0up ? "up" : "down";
                 <?php echo CSRFTokenFieldTag() ?>
                 <?php if (!RASPI_MONITOR_ENABLED) : ?>
                     <?php if (!$wlan0up) : ?>
-                    <input type="submit" class="btn btn-success" value="<?php echo _("Start").' '.$ap_interface ?>" name="ifup_wlan0" />
+                    <input type="submit" class="btn btn-success" value="<?php echo _("Start").' '.$client_interface ?>" name="ifup_wlan0" />
                     <?php else : ?>
-                    <input type="submit" class="btn btn-warning" value="<?php echo _("Stop").' '.$ap_interface ?>"  name="ifdown_wlan0" />
+                    <input type="submit" class="btn btn-warning" value="<?php echo _("Stop").' '.$client_interface ?>"  name="ifdown_wlan0" />
                     <?php endif ?>
                 <?php endif ?>
               <a href="?page=<?php echo $_GET['page'] ?>" class="btn btn-outline btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-sync-alt"></i> <?php echo _("Refresh") ?></a>