diff --git a/easytier/src/common/global_ctx.rs b/easytier/src/common/global_ctx.rs
index dcd71a6..9a71f10 100644
--- a/easytier/src/common/global_ctx.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/common/global_ctx.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub enum GlobalCtxEvent {
     ConnectionError(String, String, String), // (local url, remote url, error message)
 
     Connecting(url::Url),
-    ConnectError(String, String), // (dst, error message)
+    ConnectError(String, String, String), // (dst, ip version, error message)
 
     VpnPortalClientConnected(String, String), // (portal, client ip)
     VpnPortalClientDisconnected(String, String), // (portal, client ip)
diff --git a/easytier/src/connector/manual.rs b/easytier/src/connector/manual.rs
index e5cf808..1feb461 100644
--- a/easytier/src/connector/manual.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/connector/manual.rs
@@ -192,8 +192,13 @@ impl ManualConnectorManager {
                         let (_, connector) = data.connectors.remove(&dead_url).unwrap();
                         let insert_succ = data.reconnecting.insert(dead_url.clone());
                         assert!(insert_succ);
+
                         reconn_tasks.spawn(async move {
-                            sender.send(Self::conn_reconnect(data_clone.clone(), dead_url, connector).await).await.unwrap();
+                            let reconn_ret = Self::conn_reconnect(data_clone.clone(), dead_url.clone(), connector.clone()).await;
+                            sender.send(reconn_ret).await.unwrap();
+
+                            data_clone.reconnecting.remove(&dead_url).unwrap();
+                            data_clone.connectors.insert(dead_url.clone(), connector);
                         });
                     }
                     log::info!("reconn_interval tick, done");
@@ -355,10 +360,13 @@ impl ManualConnectorManager {
                 } else if ret.as_ref().unwrap().is_err() {
                     reconn_ret = Err(ret.unwrap().unwrap_err());
                 }
+                data.global_ctx.issue_event(GlobalCtxEvent::ConnectError(
+                    dead_url.clone(),
+                    format!("{:?}", ip_version),
+                    format!("{:?}", reconn_ret),
+                ));
             }
         }
-        data.reconnecting.remove(&dead_url).unwrap();
-        data.connectors.insert(dead_url.clone(), connector);
 
         reconn_ret
     }
diff --git a/easytier/src/easytier-core.rs b/easytier/src/easytier-core.rs
index 080f3ba..72d662d 100644
--- a/easytier/src/easytier-core.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/easytier-core.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ struct Cli {
     )]
     network_secret: String,
 
-    #[arg(short, long, help = "ipv4 address of this vpn node")]
+    #[arg(
+        short,
+        long,
+        help = "ipv4 address of this vpn node, if empty, this node will only forward packets and no TUN device will be created"
+    )]
     ipv4: Option<String>,
 
     #[arg(short, long, help = "peers to connect initially")]
@@ -417,8 +421,11 @@ pub async fn async_main(cli: Cli) {
                     print_event(format!("connecting to peer. dst: {}", dst));
                 }
 
-                GlobalCtxEvent::ConnectError(dst, err) => {
-                    print_event(format!("connect to peer error. dst: {}, err: {}", dst, err));
+                GlobalCtxEvent::ConnectError(dst, ip_version, err) => {
+                    print_event(format!(
+                        "connect to peer error. dst: {}, ip_version: {}, err: {}",
+                        dst, ip_version, err
+                    ));
                 }
 
                 GlobalCtxEvent::VpnPortalClientConnected(portal, client_addr) => {
diff --git a/easytier/src/instance/instance.rs b/easytier/src/instance/instance.rs
index 4b38ebc..4a895d0 100644
--- a/easytier/src/instance/instance.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/instance/instance.rs
@@ -276,11 +276,6 @@ impl Instance {
     }
 
     pub async fn run(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.prepare_tun_device().await?;
-        if let Some(ipv4_addr) = self.global_ctx.get_ipv4() {
-            self.assign_ipv4_to_tun_device(ipv4_addr).await?;
-        }
-
         self.listener_manager
             .lock()
             .await
@@ -297,7 +292,11 @@ impl Instance {
         )?);
         self.ip_proxy.as_ref().unwrap().start().await?;
 
-        self.run_proxy_cidrs_route_updater();
+        if let Some(ipv4_addr) = self.global_ctx.get_ipv4() {
+            self.prepare_tun_device().await?;
+            self.assign_ipv4_to_tun_device(ipv4_addr).await?;
+            self.run_proxy_cidrs_route_updater();
+        }
 
         self.udp_hole_puncher.lock().await.run().await?;