diff --git a/docs/widgets/info/resources.md b/docs/widgets/info/resources.md
index 7d1ea48d..72787af4 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/info/resources.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/info/resources.md
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ _Note: unfortunately, the package used for getting CPU temp ([systeminformation]
     cpu: true
     memory: true
     disk: /disk/mount/path
-    network: default # options: 'default' or active network interface name
     cputemp: true
     tempmin: 0 # optional, minimum cpu temp
     tempmax: 100 # optional, maximum cpu temp
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ _Note: unfortunately, the package used for getting CPU temp ([systeminformation]
     units: imperial # only used by cpu temp, options: 'imperial' or 'metric'
     refresh: 3000 # optional, in ms
     diskUnits: bytes # optional, bytes (default) or bbytes. Only applies to disk
+    network: true # uses 'default' or specify a network interface name
 ```
 
 You can also pass a `label` option, which allows you to group resources under named sections,
diff --git a/src/components/widgets/resources/network.jsx b/src/components/widgets/resources/network.jsx
index 8d6b5ec7..181ae063 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/resources/network.jsx
+++ b/src/components/widgets/resources/network.jsx
@@ -7,17 +7,11 @@ import Error from "../widget/error";
 
 export default function Network({ options, refresh = 1500 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  if (options.network === true) options.network = "default";
 
-  const { data, error } = useSWR(
-    `/api/widgets/resources?type=network${
-      options.network || (options.network !== "default" && options.network === `false`)
-        ? `&interfaceName=${options.network}`
-        : ""
-    }`,
-    {
-      refreshInterval: refresh,
-    },
-  );
+  const { data, error } = useSWR(`/api/widgets/resources?type=network&interfaceName=${options.network}`, {
+    refreshInterval: refresh,
+  });
 
   if (error || data?.error) {
     return <Error />;
diff --git a/src/pages/api/widgets/resources.js b/src/pages/api/widgets/resources.js
index fcdb0969..c3c41685 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/widgets/resources.js
+++ b/src/pages/api/widgets/resources.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ const logger = createLogger("resources");
 const si = require("systeminformation");
 
 export default async function handler(req, res) {
-  const { type, target } = req.query;
-  let { interfaceName } = req.query;
+  const { type, target, interfaceName = "default" } = req.query;
 
   if (type === "cpu") {
     const load = await si.currentLoad();
@@ -60,7 +59,9 @@ export default async function handler(req, res) {
 
   if (type === "network") {
     let networkData = await si.networkStats();
-    if (interfaceName !== "default" && interfaceName !== undefined && interfaceName !== "false") {
+    let interfaceDefault;
+    logger.debug("networkData:", JSON.stringify(networkData));
+    if (interfaceName && interfaceName !== "default") {
       networkData = networkData.filter((network) => network.iface === interfaceName)["0"];
       if (!networkData) {
         return res.status(404).json({
@@ -68,8 +69,7 @@ export default async function handler(req, res) {
         });
       }
     } else {
-      const interfaceDefault = await si.networkInterfaceDefault();
-      interfaceName = interfaceDefault;
+      interfaceDefault = await si.networkInterfaceDefault();
       networkData = networkData.filter((network) => network.iface === interfaceDefault)["0"];
       if (!networkData) {
         return res.status(404).json({
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default async function handler(req, res) {
     }
     return res.status(200).json({
       network: networkData,
-      interface: interfaceName,
+      interface: interfaceName !== "default" ? interfaceName : interfaceDefault,
     });
   }