diff --git a/cmd/ifupdown.c b/cmd/ifupdown.c
index 575673c..ce2cd63 100644
--- a/cmd/ifupdown.c
+++ b/cmd/ifupdown.c
@@ -170,13 +170,19 @@ ifupdown_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (!lif_state_read_path(&state, state_file))
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "ifquery: could not parse %s\n", state_file);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: could not parse %s\n", argv0, state_file);
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
 	if (!lif_interface_file_parse(&collection, interfaces_file))
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "ifquery: could not parse %s\n", interfaces_file);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: could not parse %s\n", argv0, interfaces_file);
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	if (!lif_state_sync(&state, &collection))
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: could not sync state\n", argv0);
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/libifupdown/state.c b/libifupdown/state.c
index e9856dd..89ad105 100644
--- a/libifupdown/state.c
+++ b/libifupdown/state.c
@@ -114,3 +114,19 @@ lif_state_lookup(struct lif_dict *state, struct lif_dict *if_collection, const c
 
 	return if_entry->data;
 }
+
+bool
+lif_state_sync(struct lif_dict *state, struct lif_dict *if_collection)
+{
+	struct lif_node *iter;
+
+	LIF_DICT_FOREACH(iter, state)
+	{
+		struct lif_dict_entry *entry = iter->data;
+		struct lif_interface *iface = lif_interface_collection_find(if_collection, entry->key);
+
+		iface->is_up = true;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/libifupdown/state.h b/libifupdown/state.h
index 36cb59e..584deca 100644
--- a/libifupdown/state.h
+++ b/libifupdown/state.h
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ extern void lif_state_delete(struct lif_dict *state, const char *ifname);
 extern void lif_state_write(const struct lif_dict *state, FILE *f);
 extern bool lif_state_write_path(const struct lif_dict *state, const char *path);
 extern struct lif_interface *lif_state_lookup(struct lif_dict *state, struct lif_dict *if_collection, const char *ifname);
+extern bool lif_state_sync(struct lif_dict *state, struct lif_dict *if_collection);
 
 #endif