diff --git a/omr-6in4/files/etc/init.d/omr-6in4 b/omr-6in4/files/etc/init.d/omr-6in4
index a6cab1eac..413113c2f 100755
--- a/omr-6in4/files/etc/init.d/omr-6in4
+++ b/omr-6in4/files/etc/init.d/omr-6in4
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ start_service() {
 		ifdown omr6in4
 		return
 	}
-	ifup omr6in4
+	[ "$(ifstatus omr6in4 | jsonfilter -e '@.up' | tr -d '\n')" != "true" ] && ifup omr6in4
+	multipath 6in4-omr6in4 off 2>&1 >/dev/null
 	procd_open_instance
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2086
 	procd_set_param command /bin/omr-6in4