diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index a7e2f24..91d9f37 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ func NewAPISocket(socketPath string) *API {
 	return s
 }
 
+func NewAPIStub() *API {
+	s := &API{
+		peerStatuses: make(map[int]*PeerStatus),
+	}
+
+	return s
+}
+
 // SetHandlers sets the callback functions for handling API requests
 func (s *API) SetHandlers(
 	onConnect func(ConnectionRequest) error,
@@ -117,6 +125,10 @@ func (s *API) SetHandlers(
 
 // Start starts the HTTP server
 func (s *API) Start() error {
+	if s.socketPath == "" && s.addr == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("either socketPath or addr must be provided to start the API server")
+	}
+	
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	mux.HandleFunc("/connect", s.handleConnect)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/status", s.handleStatus)
diff --git a/olm/olm.go b/olm/olm.go
index f84ee4f..9cc1f51 100644
--- a/olm/olm.go
+++ b/olm/olm.go
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ func Init(ctx context.Context, config GlobalConfig) {
 		apiServer = api.NewAPI(config.HTTPAddr)
 	} else if config.SocketPath != "" {
 		apiServer = api.NewAPISocket(config.SocketPath)
+	} else {
+		// this is so is not null but it cant be started without either the socket path or http addr
+		apiServer = api.NewAPIStub()
 	}
 
 	apiServer.SetVersion(config.Version)
@@ -304,7 +307,12 @@ func StartTunnel(config TunnelConfig) {
 
 		tdev, err = func() (tun.Device, error) {
 			if config.FileDescriptorTun != 0 {
-				return olmDevice.CreateTUNFromFD(config.FileDescriptorTun, config.MTU)
+				if runtime.GOOS == "android" { // otherwise we get a permission denied
+					theTun, _, err := tun.CreateUnmonitoredTUNFromFD(int(config.FileDescriptorTun))
+					return theTun, err
+				} else {
+					return olmDevice.CreateTUNFromFD(config.FileDescriptorTun, config.MTU)
+				}
 			}
 			var ifName = interfaceName
 			if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" { // this is if we dont pass a fd
@@ -811,7 +819,7 @@ func StartTunnel(config TunnelConfig) {
 			Endpoint:  handshakeData.ExitNode.Endpoint,
 			RelayPort: relayPort,
 			PublicKey: handshakeData.ExitNode.PublicKey,
-			SiteIds:  []int{siteId},
+			SiteIds:   []int{siteId},
 		}
 
 		added := holePunchManager.AddExitNode(exitNode)