diff --git a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
index 266ec85b6..4ac56c5de 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
+++ b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ interface_multipath_settings() {
 	ip route replace default via $gateway dev $iface table $id
 	ip route flush $id
 
+	config_get mode "$config" multipath "off"
 	[ "$mode" = "master" ] && {
 		ip route replace default via $gateway dev $iface
 	}