diff --git a/package/network/services/authsae/files/lib/wifi/authsae.sh b/package/network/services/authsae/files/lib/wifi/authsae.sh
index d8c5598ed5939c1d5db8dc3478e3c2484461cc75..6582a354de4f93b67549b88df2e618e45668e28b 100644
--- a/package/network/services/authsae/files/lib/wifi/authsae.sh
+++ b/package/network/services/authsae/files/lib/wifi/authsae.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authsae_start_interface() {
 	local authsae_conf_file="/var/run/authsae-$ifname.cfg"
 	local ret=1
 
-	json_get_vars mcast_rate
+	json_get_vars mcast_rate mesh_id
 	set_default mcast_rate "12"
 
 	case "$htmode" in