diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.benqprojector/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/benqprojector/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.benqprojector/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/benqprojector/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java
index f00d5ee1b5762..92e24ee0d6bfd 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.benqprojector/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/benqprojector/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.benqprojector/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/benqprojector/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.binding.benqprojector.internal.discovery;
 
-import static org.openhab.binding.benqprojector.internal.BenqProjectorBindingConstants.DEFAULT_PORT;
-import static org.openhab.binding.benqprojector.internal.BenqProjectorBindingConstants.THING_PROPERTY_HOST;
-import static org.openhab.binding.benqprojector.internal.BenqProjectorBindingConstants.THING_PROPERTY_PORT;
+import static org.openhab.binding.benqprojector.internal.BenqProjectorBindingConstants.*;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.DatagramPacket;
@@ -59,8 +57,9 @@ public class MulticastListener {
      */
     public MulticastListener(String ipv4Address) throws IOException, SocketException {
         InetAddress ifAddress = InetAddress.getByName(ipv4Address);
+        NetworkInterface netIF = NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(ifAddress);
         logger.debug("Discovery job using address {} on network interface {}", ifAddress.getHostAddress(),
-                NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(ifAddress).getName());
+                netIF != null ? netIF.getName() : "UNKNOWN");
         socket = new MulticastSocket(AMX_MULTICAST_PORT);
         socket.setInterface(ifAddress);
         socket.setSoTimeout(DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_SEC);
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/bigassfan/internal/handler/BigAssFanHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/bigassfan/internal/handler/BigAssFanHandler.java
index 1ef3fd374cfdc..1430b34109897 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/bigassfan/internal/handler/BigAssFanHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.bigassfan/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/bigassfan/internal/handler/BigAssFanHandler.java
@@ -1024,9 +1024,9 @@ public ConnectionManager(@Nullable String ipv4Address) {
             deviceIsConnected = false;
             try {
                 ifAddress = InetAddress.getByName(ipv4Address);
-
+                NetworkInterface netIF = NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(ifAddress);
                 logger.debug("Handler for {} using address {} on network interface {}", thing.getUID(), ipv4Address,
-                        NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(ifAddress).getName());
+                        netIF != null ? netIF.getName() : "UNKNOWN");
             } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
                 logger.warn("Handler for {} got UnknownHostException getting local IPv4 net interface: {}",
                         thing.getUID(), e.getMessage(), e);
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.epsonprojector/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/epsonprojector/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.epsonprojector/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/epsonprojector/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java
index b7f3be2f2e1a5..44ff739514489 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.epsonprojector/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/epsonprojector/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.epsonprojector/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/epsonprojector/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.binding.epsonprojector.internal.discovery;
 
-import static org.openhab.binding.epsonprojector.internal.EpsonProjectorBindingConstants.DEFAULT_PORT;
-import static org.openhab.binding.epsonprojector.internal.EpsonProjectorBindingConstants.THING_PROPERTY_HOST;
-import static org.openhab.binding.epsonprojector.internal.EpsonProjectorBindingConstants.THING_PROPERTY_PORT;
+import static org.openhab.binding.epsonprojector.internal.EpsonProjectorBindingConstants.*;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.DatagramPacket;
@@ -59,8 +57,9 @@ public class MulticastListener {
      */
     public MulticastListener(String ipv4Address) throws IOException, SocketException {
         InetAddress ifAddress = InetAddress.getByName(ipv4Address);
+        NetworkInterface netIF = NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(ifAddress);
         logger.debug("Discovery job using address {} on network interface {}", ifAddress.getHostAddress(),
-                NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(ifAddress).getName());
+                netIF != null ? netIF.getName() : "UNKNOWN");
         socket = new MulticastSocket(AMX_MULTICAST_PORT);
         socket.setInterface(ifAddress);
         socket.setSoTimeout(DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_SEC);
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.globalcache/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/globalcache/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.globalcache/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/globalcache/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java
index 3819fdca8317b..17c9312c114af 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.globalcache/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/globalcache/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.globalcache/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/globalcache/internal/discovery/MulticastListener.java
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ public class MulticastListener {
      */
     public MulticastListener(String ipv4Address) throws IOException, SocketException {
         InetAddress ifAddress = InetAddress.getByName(ipv4Address);
+        NetworkInterface netIF = NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(ifAddress);
         logger.debug("Discovery job using address {} on network interface {}", ifAddress.getHostAddress(),
-                NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(ifAddress).getName());
+                netIF != null ? netIF.getName() : "UNKNOWN");
         socket = new MulticastSocket(GC_MULTICAST_PORT);
         socket.setInterface(ifAddress);
         socket.setSoTimeout(DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT);
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.globalcache/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/globalcache/internal/handler/GlobalCacheHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.globalcache/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/globalcache/internal/handler/GlobalCacheHandler.java
index 9456d28227f51..a56c65c3946b9 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.globalcache/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/globalcache/internal/handler/GlobalCacheHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.globalcache/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/globalcache/internal/handler/GlobalCacheHandler.java
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ public void initialize() {
         logger.debug("Initializing thing {}", thingID());
         try {
             ifAddress = InetAddress.getByName(ipv4Address);
+            NetworkInterface netIF = NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(ifAddress);
             logger.debug("Handler using address {} on network interface {}", ifAddress.getHostAddress(),
-                    NetworkInterface.getByInetAddress(ifAddress).getName());
+                    netIF != null ? netIF.getName() : "UNKNOWN");
         } catch (SocketException e) {
             logger.error("Handler got Socket exception creating multicast socket: {}", e.getMessage());
             markThingOfflineWithError(ThingStatusDetail.OFFLINE.CONFIGURATION_ERROR, "No suitable network interface");