diff --git a/mcastmngr/files/common/etc/uci-defaults/61-mcast_config_generate b/mcastmngr/files/common/etc/uci-defaults/61-mcast_config_generate
index 3c8c14824..089c5f230 100644
--- a/mcastmngr/files/common/etc/uci-defaults/61-mcast_config_generate
+++ b/mcastmngr/files/common/etc/uci-defaults/61-mcast_config_generate
@@ -89,15 +89,24 @@ interfaces_ok(){
 	# check if upstream untagged
 	IFS=" "
 	for itf in $up_interf; do
-		# check if there exist a device section for this upstream interface, if yes the
-		# do nothing, if no then split the it at . and use the native interface as
-		# upstream interface
-		dev_section=$(ubus call uci get '{"config":"network", "type":"device", "match":{"name":"'"$itf"'"}}' | jsonfilter -e @.values | jq keys[])
+		# check if there exist a interface section for this upstream interface, if yes the
+		# do nothing, if no then generate config as mcast config is outdated
+		local dev_section=$(uci show network | grep -E "\.device=\'$itf\'" | cut -d'.' -f2)
 
 		# mcast config is outdated, simply generate as per new logic
 		if [ -z "$dev_section" ]; then
 		       # check if the itf is a native interface	&& return 1
-			[ -f "/proc/net/vlan/$itf" ] || return 1
+			return 1
+		else
+			section_type=$(uci get network.$dev_section)
+			if [ "$section_type" == "interface" ]; then
+				# interface section exits, hence, sync has already happened
+				# nothing to do further, just return
+				return 0
+			else
+				# mcast config is outdated
+				return 1
+			fi
 		fi
 	done
 	return 0