diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6990b6b..84f80e3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 * foreign-toplevel: update bar when a top-level is closed.
 * Bar not being mapped on an output before at least one module has
   “refreshed” it (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/116).
+* network: failure to retrieve wireless attributes (SSID, RX/TX
+  bitrate, signal strength etc).
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/modules/network.c b/modules/network.c
index bf32c57..06ada9b 100644
--- a/modules/network.c
+++ b/modules/network.c
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ send_nl80211_request(struct private *m, uint8_t cmd, uint16_t flags, uint32_t se
     if (m->ifindex < 0)
         return false;
 
+    if (m->nl80211.family_id == (uint16_t)-1)
+        return false;
+
     const struct {
         struct nlmsghdr hdr;
         struct {
@@ -692,6 +695,7 @@ handle_genl_ctrl(struct module *mod, uint16_t type, bool nested,
     case CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID: {
         m->nl80211.family_id = *(const uint16_t *)payload;
         send_nl80211_get_interface(m);
+        send_nl80211_get_station(m);
         break;
     }