diff --git a/mptcp/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/30-mptcp b/mptcp/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/30-mptcp
index c37447553..6363894b0 100644
--- a/mptcp/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/30-mptcp
+++ b/mptcp/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/30-mptcp
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-
-[ "$ACTION" = ifup -o "$ACTION" = ifupdate ] || exit 0
+[ "$ACTION" = ifup -o "$ACTION" = ifupdate -o "$ACTION" = ifdown -o "$ACTION" = iflink ] || exit 0
 [ "$ACTION" = ifupdate -a -z "$IFUPDATE_ADDRESSES" -a -z "$IFUPDATE_DATA" ] && exit 0
 
+
 /etc/init.d/mptcp enabled || exit 0
 
-if [ -z "$(echo $DEVICE | grep oip | grep gre)" ]; then
+
+if [ "$ACTION" = ifup -o "$ACTION" = ifupdate -o "$ACTION" = iflink ] && [ -z "$(echo $DEVICE | grep oip | grep gre)" ]; then
 	logger -t "mptcp" "Reloading mptcp config due to $ACTION of $INTERFACE ($DEVICE)"
 	/etc/init.d/mptcp reload "$DEVICE" >/dev/null || exit 0
 else