diff --git a/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs b/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs
index 89823be3a97f..ec798e9cf745 100644
--- a/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs
+++ b/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs
@@ -691,13 +691,13 @@ impl WireguardMonitor {
         } else {
             #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
             {
-                let res = if will_nm_manage_dns() {
+                let res: Option<TunnelType> = if will_nm_manage_dns() {
                     match wireguard_kernel::NetworkManagerTunnel::new(runtime, config) {
                         Ok(tunnel) => {
                             log::debug!(
                                 "Using NetworkManager to use kernel WireGuard implementation"
                             );
-                            Ok(Box::new(tunnel))
+                            Some(Box::new(tunnel))
                         }
                         Err(err) => {
                             log::error!(
@@ -706,13 +706,14 @@ impl WireguardMonitor {
                                     "Failed to initialize WireGuard tunnel via NetworkManager"
                                 )
                             );
+                            None
                         }
-                    };
+                    }
                 } else {
                     match wireguard_kernel::NetlinkTunnel::new(runtime, config) {
                         Ok(tunnel) => {
                             log::debug!("Using kernel WireGuard implementation");
-                            Ok(Box::new(tunnel))
+                            Some(Box::new(tunnel))
                         }
                         Err(error) => {
                             log::error!(
@@ -721,12 +722,14 @@ impl WireguardMonitor {
                                     "Failed to setup kernel WireGuard device, falling back to the userspace implementation"
                                 )
                             );
+                            None
                         }
-                    };
+                    }
                 };
+
                 match res {
-                    Ok(tunnel) => Ok(tunnel),
-                    Err(_) => {
+                    Some(tunnel) => Ok(tunnel),
+                    None => {
                         log::warn!("Falling back to userspace WireGuard implementation");
                         let tunnel = Self::open_wireguard_go_tunnel(config, log_path, tun_provider)
                             .map(Box::new)?;
diff --git a/talpid-wireguard/src/logging.rs b/talpid-wireguard/src/logging.rs
index 946d614f0172..44e98e37e943 100644
--- a/talpid-wireguard/src/logging.rs
+++ b/talpid-wireguard/src/logging.rs
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ pub fn clean_up_logging(ordinal: u64) {
     state.map.remove(&ordinal);
 }
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub enum LogLevel {
-    #[cfg_attr(windows, allow(dead_code))]
     Verbose,
     Info,
     Warning,