diff --git a/enable_wol_proxmox.sh b/enable_wol_proxmox.sh
index 0665dbc..7f8df19 100644
--- a/enable_wol_proxmox.sh
+++ b/enable_wol_proxmox.sh
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ fi
 info "Verifying WOL is enabled on ${PRIMARY_IF}..."
 
 VERIFY_OUTPUT=$(ethtool "$PRIMARY_IF")
-WAKE_ON=$(awk -F: '/Wake-on/ {gsub(/ /,"",$2); print $2}' <<<"$VERIFY_OUTPUT")
+WAKE_ON=$(awk -F: '$1 ~ /^[[:space:]]*Wake-on$/ {gsub(/ /,"",$2); print $2; exit}' <<<"$VERIFY_OUTPUT")
 
-if [[ "$WAKE_ON" != "g" ]]; then
-    err "WOL verification failed: Wake-on is '${WAKE_ON}', expected 'g'. Check BIOS settings and /etc/network/interfaces."
+if [[ "$WAKE_ON" != *g* ]]; then
+    err "WOL verification failed: Wake-on is '${WAKE_ON}', expected to include 'g'. Check BIOS settings and /etc/network/interfaces."
 fi
 
 info "WOL verification succeeded: Wake-on is '${WAKE_ON}'."