diff --git a/eth_interface.c b/eth_interface.c
index ea2e585..a6dcf3f 100644
--- a/eth_interface.c
+++ b/eth_interface.c
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ void ethinf_print_info(const EthInterface * intf) {
 
     if (intf->dhcp != NULL) {
         bool on = dhcp_get_fsm_state(intf->dhcp) != DHCP_STOPPED;
-        MSG("DHCP is %s" ANSI_COLOR_RESET "%s.", on ? (ANSI_COLOR_BGREEN "ON") : (ANSI_COLOR_BRED "OFF"), intf->manageDhcp ? "[automanaged]" : "");
+        MSG("DHCP is %s" ANSI_COLOR_RESET " %s.", on ? (ANSI_COLOR_BGREEN "RUNNING") : (ANSI_COLOR_BRED "STOPPED"), intf->manageDhcp ? "[automanaged]" : "");
     } else {
-        MSG ("DHCP is " ANSI_COLOR_RED "absent" ANSI_COLOR_RESET ".");
+        MSG ("DHCP is " ANSI_COLOR_RED "ABSENT" ANSI_COLOR_RESET ".");
     }
 
     MSG("\n");
diff --git a/prefab/packet_parsers/dhcp.c b/prefab/packet_parsers/dhcp.c
index dc9b594..77e364d 100644
--- a/prefab/packet_parsers/dhcp.c
+++ b/prefab/packet_parsers/dhcp.c
@@ -368,6 +368,14 @@ static int dhcp_resp_cb(const Pckt *pckt, PcktSieveLayerTag tag) {
 
 void dhcp_start(DhcpState *s) {
     //MSG("DHCP start!\n");
+
+    // clear addresses
+    s->intf->ip = IPv4_IF_ADDR;
+    s->intf->router = IPv4_IF_ADDR;
+    s->intf->netmask = IPv4_ANY_ADDR;
+    s->intf->dns = IPv4_IF_ADDR;
+
+    // start the DHCP state machine
     s->enabled = true;
     s->state = DHCP_INIT;
     dhcp_process(s, NULL, NULL);