diff --git a/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking b/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
index db5096eb3..a085e6f41 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
+++ b/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
@@ -1034,8 +1034,8 @@ if [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_IP" ] && [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY" ]; then
 		config_foreach set_server_route server
 	fi
 	if [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY" ] && [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE" ] && [ "$(ip r show dev $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE | grep default)" = "" ] && [ "$(uci -q get network.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.metric)" != "" ]; then
-		_log "Interface route not yet set, set route ip r replace default via $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY dev $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE metric $(uci -q get network.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.metric)"
-		ip r replace default via $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY dev $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE metric $(uci -q get network.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.metric) >/dev/null 2>&1
+		_log "Interface route not yet set, set route ip r add default via $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY dev $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE metric $(uci -q get network.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.metric)"
+		ip r add default via $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY dev $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE metric $(uci -q get network.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.metric) >/dev/null 2>&1
 	fi
 fi
 if [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_IP6" ] && [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY6" ]; then