diff --git a/net/wshaper/Makefile b/net/wshaper/Makefile
index 2df68c6b40..5007a87355 100644
--- a/net/wshaper/Makefile
+++ b/net/wshaper/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2011 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2014 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=wshaper
-PKG_VERSION:=0.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=1.1a
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Jo-Philipp Wich <jow@openwrt.org>
 
diff --git a/net/wshaper/files/wshaper.htb b/net/wshaper/files/wshaper.htb
index 0729fb7107..4b63eeeb50 100755
--- a/net/wshaper/files/wshaper.htb
+++ b/net/wshaper/files/wshaper.htb
@@ -8,13 +8,18 @@
 # All config needs to be done in /etc/config/wshaper
 
 . /lib/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions/network.sh
+
 config_load wshaper
 for s in downlink uplink network nopriohostdst nopriohostsrc noprioportdst noprioportsrc; do
 	config_get $s settings $s
 done
 
-device=$(uci_get_state network "$network" ifname "$network")
-[ -z "$device" ] && logger -t wondershaper "Error: Could not find the device for network $network, aborting." && exit 1
+if ! network_get_device device "$network"; then
+	logger -t wondershaper "Error: Could not find the device for network $network, aborting."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 [ -z "$downlink" ] && logger -t wondershaper "Error: Downlink speed not set, aborting." && exit 1
 [ -z "$uplink" ] && logger -t wondershaper "Error: Uplink speed not set, aborting." && exit 1