diff --git a/daemon/core/gui/coreclient.py b/daemon/core/gui/coreclient.py
index 4905ac8a..b92dee79 100644
--- a/daemon/core/gui/coreclient.py
+++ b/daemon/core/gui/coreclient.py
@@ -404,9 +404,11 @@ class CoreClient:
         for edge in self.links.values():
             link = edge.link
             if not definition:
-                if link.iface1 and not link.iface1.mac:
+                node1 = self.session.nodes[link.node1_id]
+                node2 = self.session.nodes[link.node2_id]
+                if nutils.is_container(node1) and link.iface1 and not link.iface1.mac:
                     link.iface1.mac = self.ifaces_manager.next_mac()
-                if link.iface2 and not link.iface2.mac:
+                if nutils.is_container(node2) and link.iface2 and not link.iface2.mac:
                     link.iface2.mac = self.ifaces_manager.next_mac()
             links.append(link)
             if edge.asymmetric_link:
diff --git a/daemon/core/nodes/base.py b/daemon/core/nodes/base.py
index 6fbfb612..818c700c 100644
--- a/daemon/core/nodes/base.py
+++ b/daemon/core/nodes/base.py
@@ -195,24 +195,24 @@ class NodeBase(abc.ABC):
                 localname,
                 self.session.use_ovs(),
                 mtu,
-                node=self,
-                server=self.server,
+                self,
+                self.server,
             )
             if iface_data:
                 if iface_data.mac:
                     iface.set_mac(iface_data.mac)
                 for ip in iface_data.get_ips():
                     iface.add_ip(ip)
+                if iface_data.name:
+                    name = iface_data.name
             if options:
                 iface.options.update(options)
             self.ifaces[iface_id] = iface
         if self.up:
             iface.startup()
-            if iface_data and iface_data.name is not None:
-                name = iface_data.name
-            else:
-                name = iface.name
             self.adopt_iface(iface, name)
+        else:
+            iface.name = name
         return iface
 
     def delete_iface(self, iface_id: int) -> CoreInterface: