diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh b/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh
index c2bde0e..119157b 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh
@@ -169,9 +169,10 @@ elif [[ "${DIRECTBOOT}" = "true" && ${BOOTCOUNT} -eq 0 ]]; then
   exec reboot
 elif [ "${DIRECTBOOT}" = "false" ]; then
   ETHX=$(ls /sys/class/net/ | grep -v lo || true)
+  NIC=$(ls /sys/class/net/ | grep eth | wc -l)
   STATICIP="$(readConfigKey "arc.staticip" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}")"
   BOOTIPWAIT="$(readConfigKey "arc.bootipwait" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}")"
-  echo -e "\033[1;34mDetected ${#ETHX[@]} NIC.\033[0m \033[1;37mWaiting for Connection:\033[0m"
+  echo -e "\033[1;34mDetected ${NIC} NIC.\033[0m \033[1;37mWaiting for Connection:\033[0m"
   for N in ${ETHX}; do
     DRIVER=$(ls -ld /sys/class/net/${N}/device/driver 2>/dev/null | awk -F '/' '{print $NF}')
     COUNT=0
diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh b/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
index 6444f7d..6d77010 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ initConfigKey "device" "{}" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 
 # Init Network
 ETHX=$(ls /sys/class/net/ | grep -v lo || true)
+NIC=$(ls /sys/class/net/ | grep eth | wc -l)
 # No network devices
 [ $(echo ${ETHX} | wc -w) -le 0 ] && die "No NIC found! - Loader does not work without Network connection."
 MACSYS="$(readConfigKey "arc.macsys" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}")"
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ BOOTCOUNT="$(readConfigKey "arc.bootcount" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}")"
 STATICIP="$(readConfigKey "arc.staticip" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}")"
 BOOTIPWAIT="$(readConfigKey "arc.bootipwait" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}")"
 [ -z "${BOOTIPWAIT}" ] && BOOTIPWAIT=20
-echo -e "\033[1;34mDetected ${#ETHX[@]} NIC.\033[0m \033[1;37mWaiting for Connection:\033[0m"
+echo -e "\033[1;34mDetected ${NIC} NIC.\033[0m \033[1;37mWaiting for Connection:\033[0m"
 for N in ${ETHX}; do
   DRIVER=$(ls -ld /sys/class/net/${N}/device/driver 2>/dev/null | awk -F '/' '{print $NF}')
   COUNT=0