diff --git a/dmenu_scripts/wpa_connect b/dmenu_scripts/wpa_connect
index c322244..474eda4 100755
--- a/dmenu_scripts/wpa_connect
+++ b/dmenu_scripts/wpa_connect
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ networks=$(wpa_cli -i $nic_name list_networks | awk '{print $2}' | tail -n +2)
 selected_network=$(echo "$networks" | dmenu -p "Select a network:")
 
 # Get network ID from network name
-network_id=$(wpa_cli -i $nic_name list_networks | grep $selected_network | awk '{print $1}')
+network_id=$(wpa_cli -i "$nic_name" get_network "$selected_network" id)
 
 # Check if a network was selected
 if [ -n "$network_id" ]; then