diff --git a/internal/wintun/wintun_windows.go b/internal/wintun/wintun_windows.go
index a817e6c..288d364 100644
--- a/internal/wintun/wintun_windows.go
+++ b/internal/wintun/wintun_windows.go
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ func closeAdapter(wintun *Adapter) {
 // deterministically. If it is set to nil, the GUID is chosen by the system at random,
 // and hence a new NLA entry is created for each new adapter.
 func CreateAdapter(name string, tunnelType string, requestedGUID *windows.GUID) (wintun *Adapter, err error) {
+	err = procWintunCloseAdapter.Find()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 	var name16 *uint16
 	name16, err = windows.UTF16PtrFromString(name)
 	if err != nil {