diff --git a/components/dp/core/src/wlan_dp_softap_txrx.c b/components/dp/core/src/wlan_dp_softap_txrx.c
index 661a3a0738..886e18ae38 100644
--- a/components/dp/core/src/wlan_dp_softap_txrx.c
+++ b/components/dp/core/src/wlan_dp_softap_txrx.c
@@ -472,8 +472,9 @@ static QDF_STATUS dp_softap_validate_peer_state(struct wlan_dp_intf *dp_intf,
 	}
 
 	if (peer_state == OL_TXRX_PEER_STATE_CONN) {
-		if (qdf_ntohs(qdf_nbuf_get_protocol(nbuf)) != ETHERTYPE_PAE) {
-			dp_debug_rl("NON-EAPOL packet in non-Authenticated state");
+		if (qdf_ntohs(qdf_nbuf_get_protocol(nbuf)) != ETHERTYPE_PAE &&
+		    qdf_ntohs(qdf_nbuf_get_protocol(nbuf)) != ETHERTYPE_WAI) {
+			dp_debug_rl("NON-EAPOL/WAPI pkt in non-Auth state");
 			return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/components/dp/dispatcher/src/wlan_dp_ucfg_api.c b/components/dp/dispatcher/src/wlan_dp_ucfg_api.c
index d3f03c5365..ce789fdd37 100644
--- a/components/dp/dispatcher/src/wlan_dp_ucfg_api.c
+++ b/components/dp/dispatcher/src/wlan_dp_ucfg_api.c
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ void ucfg_dp_update_inf_mac(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	dp_info("MAC update from " QDF_MAC_ADDR_FMT " to " QDF_MAC_ADDR_FMT "",
+		QDF_MAC_ADDR_REF(cur_mac), QDF_MAC_ADDR_REF(new_mac));
+
 	qdf_copy_macaddr(&dp_intf->mac_addr, new_mac);
 }