diff --git a/itl80211/openbsd/net80211/ieee80211_node.c b/itl80211/openbsd/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
index b9cddba5b..defee16e3 100644
--- a/itl80211/openbsd/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
+++ b/itl80211/openbsd/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ ieee80211_match_bss(struct ieee80211com *ic, struct ieee80211_node *ni,
             fail |= IEEE80211_NODE_ASSOCFAIL_WPA_PROTO;
     }
     
-    if (ic->ic_if.if_flags & IFF_DEBUG) {
+    if (ic->ic_if.if_flags & IFF_DEBUG && ieee80211_debug) {
         DPRINTF(("%s: %c %s%c", ic->ic_if.if_xname, fail ? '-' : '+',
               ether_sprintf(ni->ni_bssid),
               fail & IEEE80211_NODE_ASSOCFAIL_BSSID ? '!' : ' '));
diff --git a/itlwm/itlwm.cpp b/itlwm/itlwm.cpp
index fa7c4fb4b..90c1e4d9c 100644
--- a/itlwm/itlwm.cpp
+++ b/itlwm/itlwm.cpp
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ bool itlwm::start(IOService *provider)
         }
         iterator->release();
     }
+    if (TAILQ_EMPTY(&com.sc_ic.ic_ess)) {
+        com.sc_ic.ic_flags |= IEEE80211_F_AUTO_JOIN;
+    }
     registerService();
     fNetIf->registerService();
     return true;
diff --git a/itlwmx/itlwmx.cpp b/itlwmx/itlwmx.cpp
index 79cd67b66..e87f550bf 100644
--- a/itlwmx/itlwmx.cpp
+++ b/itlwmx/itlwmx.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ bool itlwmx::start(IOService *provider)
         }
         iterator->release();
     }
+    if (TAILQ_EMPTY(&com.sc_ic.ic_ess)) {
+        com.sc_ic.ic_flags |= IEEE80211_F_AUTO_JOIN;
+    }
     registerService();
     fNetIf->registerService();
     return true;