diff --git a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/openmptcprouter-vps b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/openmptcprouter-vps
index 95b943f11..34006ddb0 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/openmptcprouter-vps
+++ b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/openmptcprouter-vps
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ _set_vpn_ip() {
 	vpnip_local_current="$(echo "$vps_config" | jsonfilter -q -e '@.vpn.remoteip')"
 	vpnip_local=$(ip -4 -br addr ls dev ${vpnifname} | awk -F'[ /]+' '{print $3}')
 	vpnip_remote_current="$(echo "$vps_config" | jsonfilter -q -e '@.vpn.localip')"
-	vpnip_remote=$(ip -4 r list dev ${vpnifname} | grep via | grep -v default | grep -v / | grep -v metric | awk '{print $1}' | tr -d "\n")
+	vpnip_remote=$(ip -4 r show default dev ${vpnifname} | awk '{print $3}' | tr -d "\n")
 	[ -z "$vpnip_remote" ] && [ -n "$vpnifname" ] && vpnip_remote=$(ip -4 r list dev ${vpnifname} | grep kernel | awk '{print $1}' | tr -d "\n")
 	[ -z "$vpnip_remote" ] && [ -n "$vpnifname" ] && vpnip_remote=$(ip -4 r list dev ${vpnifname} | grep "proto static src" | awk '{print $3}' | tr -d "\n")
 	[ -z "$vpnip_remote" ] && vpnip_remote=$(ifstatus omrvpn | jsonfilter -e '@.route[0].nexthop')