How to use WiFi with internal card while USB is in monitor mode?

[IRGeekSauce]

I am attempting to use my external USB wireless adapter (ALFA AWUS036NH) in monitor mode while still using my internal card (Intel Wireless 7265).

However, when typing "airmon-ng check kill", it kills my interwebs.

root@kali:~# airmon-ng check kill

Killing these processes:

  PID Name
 9668 wpa_supplicant
11901 avahi-daemon-ch

root@kali:~# airmon-ng start wlan1


PHY	Interface	Driver		Chipset

phy0	wlan0	iwlwifi		Intel Corporation Wireless 7265 (rev 59)
phy2	wlan1	rt2800usb	Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070

		(mac80211 monitor mode vif enabled for [phy2]wlan1 on [phy2]wlan1mon)
		(mac80211 station mode vif disabled for [phy2]wlan1)

Is there a way to only use my external card for monitor mode, and my internal card only for WiFi?

Thanks