diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/wireguard/android/backend/WgQuickBackend.java b/app/src/main/java/com/wireguard/android/backend/WgQuickBackend.java
index 93ddcc32..0bca1bd7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/wireguard/android/backend/WgQuickBackend.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/wireguard/android/backend/WgQuickBackend.java
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ public final class WgQuickBackend implements Backend {
     }
 
     private static State resolveState(final State currentState, State requestedState) {
-        if (requestedState == State.UNKNOWN)
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Requested unknown state");
         if (requestedState == State.TOGGLE)
             requestedState = currentState == State.UP ? State.DOWN : State.UP;
         return requestedState;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/wireguard/android/model/Tunnel.java b/app/src/main/java/com/wireguard/android/model/Tunnel.java
index 9cdcf71f..6edb6acd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/wireguard/android/model/Tunnel.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/wireguard/android/model/Tunnel.java
@@ -69,15 +69,11 @@ public class Tunnel extends BaseObservable implements Keyed<String> {
 
     @Bindable
     public State getState() {
-        if (state == State.UNKNOWN)
-            manager.getTunnelState(this).whenComplete(ExceptionLoggers.E);
         return state;
     }
 
     public CompletionStage<State> getStateAsync() {
-        if (state == State.UNKNOWN)
-            return manager.getTunnelState(this);
-        return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(state);
+        return manager.getTunnelState(this);
     }
 
     @Bindable
@@ -133,7 +129,6 @@ public class Tunnel extends BaseObservable implements Keyed<String> {
     public enum State {
         DOWN,
         TOGGLE,
-        UNKNOWN,
         UP
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_detail_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_detail_fragment.xml
index 5a30e8dd..4487c9cc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_detail_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_detail_fragment.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/interface_title"
                     android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
-                    android:enabled="@{tunnel.state != State.UNKNOWN}"
                     app:checked="@{tunnel.state == State.UP}"
                     app:onBeforeCheckedChanged="@{() -> tunnel.setState(State.TOGGLE)}" />
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_list_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_list_item.xml
index 8de2b3c2..1ed157e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_list_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/tunnel_list_item.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/tunnel_name"
             android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
-            android:enabled="@{item.state != State.UNKNOWN}"
             app:checked="@{item.state == State.UP}"
             app:onBeforeCheckedChanged="@{() -> item.setState(State.TOGGLE)}" />
     </RelativeLayout>