AmneziaWG handshake stuck on macOS 26.5 (worked yesterday, mobile clients still work)

[alexeyxo]

Environment

• AmneziaVPN: latest version
• macOS: 26.5
• Protocol: AmneziaWG
• Server: self-hosted
• Mobile clients: working correctly with same server/config

Problem

Starting today, AmneziaVPN on macOS stopped connecting.
Yesterday everything worked correctly with the same configuration and server.

The client creates the tunnel interface successfully (utun4), configures routes and DNS, but handshake never completes.

The application stays indefinitely in connecting state.

Mobile devices using the same server and configuration continue working normally, so the issue appears macOS-specific.

Relevant logs

2026-05-20 10:11:05.534Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DaemonLocalServerConnection : Read Data
[2026-05-20 10:11:05.534Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DaemonLocalServerConnection : Command received: deactivate
[2026-05-20 10:11:05.539Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia Daemon : Checking for handshake...
[2026-05-20 10:11:05.539Z] [ERROR] Amnezia WireguardUtilsMacos : QLocalSocket::waitForConnected() failed: QLocalSocket::connectToServer: Invalid name
[2026-05-20 10:11:05.739Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DaemonLocalServerConnection : Connection released
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.598Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DaemonLocalServer : New connection received
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.598Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DaemonLocalServerConnection : Connection created
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.598Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DaemonLocalServerConnection : Read Data
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.598Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DaemonLocalServerConnection : Command received: status
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.599Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia Daemon : Status request
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.599Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DaemonLocalServerConnection : Command received: activate
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.599Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia Daemon : Activating interface
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.641Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia WireguardUtilsMacos : Created wireguard interface utun4
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.641Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia MacosRouteMonitor : MacosRouteMonitor created.
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.641Z] [WARNING] Amnezia MacosRouteMonitor : Failed to request routing table: No such process
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.642Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia MacosRouteMonitor : Route update via en0 addrs(7):
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.642Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia MacosRouteMonitor : Updating default route via en0 192.168.50.1
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.645Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia MacosRouteMonitor : Adding exclusion route for 185.17.123.116/32
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.645Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia WireguardUtilsMacos : Configuring peer BDpwC0HjCHLDGOWdU3Gp/BFTPhVf7YfWQR+tp9FQTHU= via 185.17.123.116
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.645Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia MacosRouteMonitor : Adding exclusion route for 185.17.123.116/32
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.645Z] [WARNING] Amnezia MacosRouteMonitor : Exclusion route already exists
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.645Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia MacosRouteMonitor : Adding exclusion route for /999999
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.646Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia MacosRouteMonitor : Interface 22 chagned flags: 32849 addrs(0):
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.647Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DnsUtilsMacos : Setting DNS config for EFFEB739-4A38-47A8-BCD3-A70C1314C7E6
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.649Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DnsUtilsMacos : Setting DNS config for C231E0F4-96E5-4758-8841-996D159AB23B
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.657Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DnsUtilsMacos : Setting DNS config for 1C4CDC39-88BA-4399-AD60-3244F26ADA3F
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.658Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DnsUtilsMacos : Setting DNS config for 50152F7E-3585-4F76-AEAC-E40D7505AA0B
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.659Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DnsUtilsMacos : Setting DNS config for 6A9D9440-7DD5-4192-A3DC-A481158B733A
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.659Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia DnsUtilsMacos : Setting DNS config for 24965E18-0745-4FAF-A5DB-EA1D7874DB17
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.660Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia Daemon : Connection status: 1
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.899Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia Daemon : Checking for handshake...
[2026-05-20 10:11:09.902Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia Daemon : awaiting BDpwC0HjCHLDGOWdU3Gp/BFTPhVf7YfWQR+tp9FQTHU=
[2026-05-20 10:11:10.142Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia Daemon : Checking for handshake...
[2026-05-20 10:11:10.144Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia Daemon : awaiting BDpwC0HjCHLDGOWdU3Gp/BFTPhVf7YfWQR+tp9FQTHU=
[2026-05-20 10:11:10.383Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia Daemon : Checking for handshake...
[2026-05-20 10:11:10.385Z] [DEBUG] Amnezia Daemon : awaiting BDpwC0HjCHLDGOWdU3Gp/BFTPhVf7YfWQR+tp9FQTHU=
(repeats forever)

What was already tested

• Full reinstall of AmneziaVPN
• Removal of VPN profiles
• Reboot
• Recreated tunnel interface
• Server connectivity verified
• Mobile clients still connect successfully

Additional observations

• Tunnel interface is created successfully
• DNS configuration is applied
• Routes are added correctly
• No handshake response is ever received
• Looks potentially related to recent macOS 26.5 changes

Question

Is this a known issue with AmneziaWG on recent macOS versions?

Would appreciate guidance or workaround.

[shdwlkr]

Hi!
+1
Same problem here, yesterday it worked, today it doesn't.
Tested on 2 self-hosted VPN servers with different protocols - stuck on "Connecting" in AmneziaVPN. At the same time the Amnezia Premium is Connected, but no response on http/https :

❯ ping 1.1.1.1
PING 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=2.620 ms
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.300 ms
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.715 ms
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.558 ms
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.702 ms
^C
--- 1.1.1.1 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.967/11.718/22.469/10.751 ms
❯ curl 2ip.ru -v
* Host 2ip.ru:80 was resolved.
* IPv6: (none)
* IPv4: 38.180.27.49
*   Trying 38.180.27.49:80...
* Connected to 2ip.ru (38.180.27.49) port 80
> GET / HTTP/1.1
> Host: 2ip.ru
> User-Agent: curl/8.7.1
> Accept: */*
> 
* Request completely sent off
^C
❯ curl https://2ip.ru -v
* Host 2ip.ru:443 was resolved.
* IPv6: (none)
* IPv4: 38.180.27.49
*   Trying 38.180.27.49:443...
* Connected to 2ip.ru (38.180.27.49) port 443
* ALPN: curl offers h2,http/1.1
* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Client hello (1):
*  CAfile: /opt/local/share/curl/curl-ca-bundle.crt
*  CApath: none
^C

[olegkhorev]

Hi,

Same issue. Amnezia on MacOS does not work. Yesterday worked. I noticed - from AppStore works well. Not from site.

[maxa315]

Hi, I have a similar problem, two servers. The xray protocol establishes a connection.

[TrollHead15]

Подтверждаю, та же проблема протокол AmneziaWG ни один self сервер на macOS не работает
Ошибка соединения

[Crazy-kun]

Ubuntu 26 ядро Linux 7.0.0-15-generic, такая же проблема.

[R4H1M0FF]

I confirm, everything was working yesterday, but today it stopped connecting. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Linux 7.0.0-15-generic

[R4H1M0FF]

Most likely, the problem is widespread on the client side.

[sergeantnahryuk]

A connection issue is observed on all macOS versions from 12.x to 26.x inclusive. At the same time, the connection works correctly on Windows, Android and iOS operating systems.

The connection works stably on other operating systems (Windows, Android, iOS)

[R4H1M0FF]

A connection issue is observed on all macOS versions from 12.x to 26.x inclusive. At the same time, the connection works correctly on Windows, Android and iOS operating systems.

The connection works stably on other operating systems (Windows, Android, iOS)

Yes, everything works on mobile phones, including the Windows platform.

[R4H1M0FF]

It seems that a widespread problem is observed on Linux and macOS.

[MaxKh]

+1 Linux
7.0.5-arch1-1

[iAlexeyRu]

No connection macOS 26.5

[Vitalik93]

На Windows тоже самое, сегодня ни к одной локации не подключится. Пробовал перезагружать API и VLESS - без толку. Еще вчера вечером нормально работало. Подписка Premium, версия приложения 4.8.15.4, Windows 10 22H2.

[immaculatedream]

Not connecting to any location Windows 11, latest version of the app, everything was fine yesterday and this morning until 12 o'clock

[sashok2k]

Same here on MacOS with latest client, openwrt and ios client is working fine on same network