diff --git a/daemon/core.c b/daemon/core.c
index 8505464..e0ed819 100644
--- a/daemon/core.c
+++ b/daemon/core.c
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ void awdl_switch_channel(struct ev_loop *loop, ev_timer *timer, int revents) {
 
 	if (chan_num_new && (chan_num_new != chan_num_old)) {
 		log_debug("switch channel to %d (slot %d)", chan_num_new, slot);
-		set_channel(state->io.wlan_ifindex, chan_num_new);
+		if (!state->io.wlan_is_file)
+			set_channel(state->io.wlan_ifindex, chan_num_new);
 		awdl_state->channel.current = chan_new;
 	}
 
diff --git a/daemon/io.c b/daemon/io.c
index 340bd33..06be564 100644
--- a/daemon/io.c
+++ b/daemon/io.c
@@ -104,6 +104,25 @@ static int open_nonblocking_device(const char *dev, pcap_t **pcap_handle, const
 	return fd;
 }
 
+static int open_savefile(const char *filename, pcap_t **pcap_handle) {
+	char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE];
+	int fd;
+
+	pcap_t *handle = pcap_open_offline(filename, errbuf);
+	if (!handle) {
+		log_error("pcap: unable to open savefile (%s)", errbuf);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if ((fd = pcap_get_selectable_fd(handle)) == -1) {
+		log_error("pcap: unable to get fd");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	*pcap_handle = handle;
+
+	return fd;
+}
 
 static int open_tun(char *dev, const struct ether_addr *self) {
 #ifndef __APPLE__
@@ -240,12 +259,30 @@ static int open_tun(char *dev, const struct ether_addr *self) {
 #endif /* __APPLE__ */
 }
 
-int io_state_init(struct io_state *state, const char *wlan, const char *host, const struct ether_addr *bssid_filter) {
+static int io_state_init_wlan_try_savefile(struct io_state *state) {
+	int err;
+
+	state->wlan_fd = open_savefile(state->wlan_ifname, &state->wlan_handle);
+	if ((err = state->wlan_fd) < 0) {
+		log_trace("Could not open device or file: %s", state->wlan_ifname);
+		return err;
+	}
+	state->wlan_is_file = 1;
+	state->wlan_ifindex = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int io_state_init_wlan(struct io_state *state, const char *wlan, const struct ether_addr *bssid_filter) {
 	int err;
 
-	/* setup WLAN interface */
 	strcpy(state->wlan_ifname, wlan);
 
+	if (!io_state_init_wlan_try_savefile(state)) {
+		log_info("Using savefile instead of device");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	state->wlan_ifindex = if_nametoindex(state->wlan_ifname);
 	if (!state->wlan_ifindex) {
 		log_error("No such interface exists %s", state->wlan_ifname);
@@ -269,18 +306,22 @@ int io_state_init(struct io_state *state, const char *wlan, const char *host, co
 		return err;
 	}
 	state->wlan_fd = open_nonblocking_device(state->wlan_ifname, &state->wlan_handle, bssid_filter);
-	if ((err = state->wlan_fd) < 0) {
+	if (state->wlan_fd < 0) {
 		log_error("Could not open device: %s", state->wlan_ifname);
 		return err;
 	}
-
 	err = link_ether_addr_get(state->wlan_ifname, &state->if_ether_addr);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		log_error("Could not get LLC address from %s", state->wlan_ifname);
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	/* setup host interface */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int io_state_init_host(struct io_state *state, const char *host) {
+	int err;
+
 	if (strlen(host) > 0) {
 		strcpy(state->host_ifname, host);
 		/* Host interface needs to have same ether_addr, to make active (!) monitor mode work */
@@ -301,6 +342,18 @@ int io_state_init(struct io_state *state, const char *wlan, const char *host, co
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int io_state_init(struct io_state *state, const char *wlan, const char *host, const struct ether_addr *bssid_filter) {
+	int err;
+
+	if (!(err = io_state_init_wlan(state, wlan, bssid_filter)))
+		return err;
+
+	if (!(err = io_state_init_host(state, host)))
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void io_state_free(struct io_state *state) {
 	close(state->host_fd);
 	pcap_close(state->wlan_handle);
diff --git a/daemon/io.h b/daemon/io.h
index 865e3ca..e02cd7e 100644
--- a/daemon/io.h
+++ b/daemon/io.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <net/ethernet.h>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 
 struct io_state {
 	pcap_t *wlan_handle;
-	char wlan_ifname[IFNAMSIZ]; /* name of WLAN iface */
+	char wlan_ifname[PATH_MAX]; /* name of WLAN iface */
 	int wlan_ifindex;     /* index of WLAN iface */
 	char host_ifname[IFNAMSIZ]; /* name of host iface */
 	int host_ifindex;     /* index of host iface */
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ struct io_state {
 	int host_fd;
 	char *dumpfile;
 	char wlan_no_monitor_mode;
+	int wlan_is_file;
 };
 
 int io_state_init(struct io_state *state, const char *wlan, const char *host, const struct ether_addr *bssid_filter);
diff --git a/daemon/owl.c b/daemon/owl.c
index 6fecb16..7d8b67e 100644
--- a/daemon/owl.c
+++ b/daemon/owl.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	int filter_rssi = 1;
 	int no_monitor_mode = 0;
 
-	char wlan[IFNAMSIZ];
+	char wlan[PATH_MAX];
 	char host[IFNAMSIZ] = DEFAULT_AWDL_DEVICE;
 
 	struct ev_loop *loop;