diff --git a/.pct-helpers b/.pct-helpers
index 9a4611d..30e6c6a 100644
--- a/.pct-helpers
+++ b/.pct-helpers
@@ -469,9 +469,9 @@ readCTVars(){
 }
 readBridgeVars(){
 	# bridge config...
+	xread "ADMIN bridge: vmbr" ADMIN_BRIDGE
 	xread "WAN bridge: vmbr" WAN_BRIDGE
 	xread "LAN bridge: vmbr" LAN_BRIDGE
-	xread "ADMIN bridge: vmbr" ADMIN_BRIDGE
 }
 readVars(){
 	xread -n "Email: " EMAIL
diff --git a/host/make.sh b/host/make.sh
index 43941d9..46663d9 100755
--- a/host/make.sh
+++ b/host/make.sh
@@ -75,12 +75,16 @@ if xreadYes "# Create bridges?" BRIDGES ; then
 				"vmbr\(${WAN_BRIDGE}\|${LAN_BRIDGE}\|${ADMIN_BRIDGE}\)" \
 				"$INTERFACES" ; then
 		conflict=
-		for br in WAN_BRIDGE LAN_BRIDGE ADMIN_BRIDGE ; do
+		#for br in WAN_BRIDGE LAN_BRIDGE ADMIN_BRIDGE ; do
+		for br in WAN_BRIDGE LAN_BRIDGE ; do
 			if grep -q "vmbr${!br}" "$INTERFACES" ; then
 				conflict="${conflict}, vmbr${!br} (${br})"
 			fi
 		done
 		echo "ERROR: will not overwrite existing bridges: ${conflict:2}" >&2
+		if grep -q "vmbr${!ADMIN_BRIDGE}" "$INTERFACES" ; then
+			echo "NOTE: reusing vmbr${ADMIN_BRIDGE} for ADMIN."
+		fi
 		exit 1
 	fi