diff --git a/src/afpacket_plugin/afpacket_collector.cpp b/src/afpacket_plugin/afpacket_collector.cpp
index bb1ffc82..cdde7a1f 100644
--- a/src/afpacket_plugin/afpacket_collector.cpp
+++ b/src/afpacket_plugin/afpacket_collector.cpp
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@ void start_afpacket_collection(process_packet_pointer func_ptr) {
 
     int fanout_group_id = getpid() & 0xffff;
 
+    // It will block execution thread
+    start_af_packet_capture_for_interface(capture_interface, fanout_group_id, num_cpus);
+}
+
+// Starts traffic capture for particular interface
+void start_af_packet_capture_for_interface(std::string capture_interface, int fanout_group_id, unsigned int num_cpus) {
     if (num_cpus == 1) {
         logger << log4cpp::Priority::INFO << "Disable AF_PACKET fanout because you have only single CPU";
  
diff --git a/src/afpacket_plugin/afpacket_collector.h b/src/afpacket_plugin/afpacket_collector.h
index b74104ac..ee1b21f8 100644
--- a/src/afpacket_plugin/afpacket_collector.h
+++ b/src/afpacket_plugin/afpacket_collector.h
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 #include "../fastnetmon_types.h"
 
 void start_afpacket_collection(process_packet_pointer func_ptr);
+void start_af_packet_capture_for_interface(std::string capture_interface, int fanout_group_id, unsigned int num_cpus);
 
 #endif