diff --git a/omr-6in4/files/etc/init.d/omr-6in4 b/omr-6in4/files/etc/init.d/omr-6in4
index 5bec94c02..8a3e38a38 100755
--- a/omr-6in4/files/etc/init.d/omr-6in4
+++ b/omr-6in4/files/etc/init.d/omr-6in4
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ set_ipv6_state() {
 			unbound.ub_main.protocol='mixed'
 			commit unbound
 		EOF
-		if [ "$(network.lan.ip6assign)" = "" ]; then
+		if [ "$(uci -q get network.lan.ip6assign)" = "" ]; then
 			uci -q set network.lan.ip6assign='60'
 		fi
 		if [ "$(uci -q get network.globals.ula_prefix)" = "" ]; then