diff --git a/include/modules/battery.hpp b/include/modules/battery.hpp
index 3974b014..29b89b6f 100644
--- a/include/modules/battery.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/battery.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Battery : public ALabel {
     std::string getState(uint16_t);
 
     util::SleeperThread thread_;
-    util::SleeperThread threadTimer_;
+    util::SleeperThread thread_timer_;
     std::vector<fs::path> batteries_;
     int fd_;
     std::string old_status_;
diff --git a/include/modules/network.hpp b/include/modules/network.hpp
index 50b77e7d..c120846d 100644
--- a/include/modules/network.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/network.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Network : public ALabel {
     static int netlinkResponse(int, void*, uint32_t, uint32_t groups = 0);
     static int scanCb(struct nl_msg*, void*);
 
+    void worker();
     void disconnected();
     void initNL80211();
     int getExternalInterface();
@@ -33,10 +34,11 @@ class Network : public ALabel {
     auto getInfo() -> void;
 
     waybar::util::SleeperThread thread_;
+    waybar::util::SleeperThread thread_timer_;
     int ifid_;
     sa_family_t family_;
     int sock_fd_;
-    struct sockaddr_nl nladdr_ = {};
+    struct sockaddr_nl nladdr_ = {0};
     struct nl_sock* sk_ = nullptr;
     int nl80211_id_;
 
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index ab8b1ed8..945e38ad 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ void waybar::Client::bindInterfaces()
   };
   wl_registry_add_listener(registry, &registry_listener, this);
   wl_display_roundtrip(wl_display);
+  if (!layer_shell || !seat || !xdg_output_manager) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Failed to acquire required resources.");
+  }
+  wl_display_roundtrip(wl_display);
 }
 
 int waybar::Client::main(int /*argc*/, char* /*argv*/[])
diff --git a/src/modules/battery.cpp b/src/modules/battery.cpp
index bff44470..3e2626b6 100644
--- a/src/modules/battery.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/battery.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void waybar::modules::Battery::worker()
   // Trigger first values
   update();
   uint32_t interval = config_["interval"].isUInt() ? config_["interval"].asUInt() : 60;
-  threadTimer_ = [this, interval] {
+  thread_timer_ = [this, interval] {
     thread_.sleep_for(chrono::seconds(interval));
     dp.emit();
   };
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void waybar::modules::Battery::worker()
       return;
     }
     // TODO: don't stop timer for now since there is some bugs :?
-    // threadTimer_.stop();
+    // thread_timer_.stop();
     dp.emit();
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/cpu.cpp b/src/modules/cpu.cpp
index 5a639629..01a432bb 100644
--- a/src/modules/cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/cpu.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ waybar::modules::Cpu::Cpu(const Json::Value& config)
 auto waybar::modules::Cpu::update() -> void
 {
   try {
-    // TODO: as creating dynamic fmt::arg arrays is buggy we have to do this
+    // TODO: as creating dynamic fmt::arg arrays is buggy we have to calc both
     auto cpu_load = getCpuLoad();
     auto [cpu_usage, tooltip] = getCpuUsage();
     label_.set_tooltip_text(tooltip);
diff --git a/src/modules/network.cpp b/src/modules/network.cpp
index 3daa62fb..a4fefa17 100644
--- a/src/modules/network.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/network.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ waybar::modules::Network::Network(const Json::Value& config)
   // Trigger first values
   getInfo();
   update();
+  worker();
+}
+
+waybar::modules::Network::~Network()
+{
+  close(sock_fd_);
+  nl_socket_free(sk_);
+}
+
+void waybar::modules::Network::worker()
+{
   thread_ = [this] {
     char buf[4096];
     uint64_t len = netlinkResponse(sock_fd_, buf, sizeof(buf),
@@ -74,12 +85,14 @@ waybar::modules::Network::Network(const Json::Value& config)
       dp.emit();
     }
   };
-}
-
-waybar::modules::Network::~Network()
-{
-  close(sock_fd_);
-  nl_socket_free(sk_);
+  uint32_t interval = config_["interval"].isUInt() ? config_["interval"].asUInt() : 60;
+  thread_timer_ = [this, interval] {
+    thread_.sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(interval));
+    if (ifid_ > 0) {
+      getInfo();
+      dp.emit();
+    }
+  };
 }
 
 auto waybar::modules::Network::update() -> void