diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/CaptureService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/CaptureService.java
index 58b0abe4..b44bf8a6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/CaptureService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/CaptureService.java
@@ -269,15 +269,14 @@ public class CaptureService extends VpnService implements Runnable {
 
         // Map network interfaces
         mIfIndexToName = new SparseArray<>();
-        try {
-            Enumeration<NetworkInterface> ifaces = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();
-            while(ifaces.hasMoreElements()) {
-                NetworkInterface iface = ifaces.nextElement();
 
-                Log.d(TAG, "ifidx " + iface.getIndex() + " -> " + iface.getName());
-                mIfIndexToName.put(iface.getIndex(), iface.getName());
-            }
-        } catch (SocketException ignored) {}
+        Enumeration<NetworkInterface> ifaces = Utils.getNetworkInterfaces();
+        while(ifaces.hasMoreElements()) {
+            NetworkInterface iface = ifaces.nextElement();
+
+            Log.d(TAG, "ifidx " + iface.getIndex() + " -> " + iface.getName());
+            mIfIndexToName.put(iface.getIndex(), iface.getName());
+        }
 
         if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
             ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Service.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/Utils.java b/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/Utils.java
index 5ccb6822..bde22970 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/Utils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/Utils.java
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ import java.net.Inet4Address;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.net.InterfaceAddress;
 import java.net.NetworkInterface;
+import java.net.SocketException;
 import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
@@ -124,9 +125,11 @@ import java.security.cert.CertificateFactory;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -1681,4 +1684,18 @@ public class Utils {
         else
             return PrivateDnsMode.DISABLED;
     }
+
+    public static @NonNull Enumeration<NetworkInterface> getNetworkInterfaces() {
+        try {
+            Enumeration<NetworkInterface> ifs = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();
+            if(ifs != null)
+                return ifs;
+        } catch (SocketException | NullPointerException e) {
+            // NullPointerException can be thrown on Android < 31 with virtual interface without a
+            // parent interface
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        return Collections.enumeration(new ArrayList<>());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/activities/prefs/SettingsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/activities/prefs/SettingsActivity.java
index 18524ccd..84767740 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/activities/prefs/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/activities/prefs/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends BaseActivity implements PreferenceFragment
             values.add("any");
 
             try {
-                Enumeration<NetworkInterface> ifaces = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();
+                Enumeration<NetworkInterface> ifaces = Utils.getNetworkInterfaces();
 
                 while (ifaces.hasMoreElements()) {
                     NetworkInterface iface = ifaces.nextElement();