diff --git a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2020-omr-vpn b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2020-omr-vpn
index 334cf75d8..69c3632a7 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2020-omr-vpn
+++ b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2020-omr-vpn
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ if [ "$(uci -q get openvpn.omr.proto)" != "tcp-client" ]; then
 		set openvpn.omr.rcvbuf=0
 		set openvpn.omr.route_delay=5
 		set openvpn.omr.disable_dco=1
+		set openvpn.omr.ping_restart=60
 		commit openvpn
 	EOF
 fi
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ if [ -z "$(uci -q get openvpn.omr.disable_dco)" ]; then
 		set openvpn.omr.disable_dco=1
 		commit openvpn
 	EOF
+fi
+if [ -z "$(uci -q get openvpn.omr.ping_restart)" ]; then
+	uci -q batch <<-EOF >/dev/null
+		set openvpn.omr.ping_restart=60
+		commit openvpn
+	EOF
 
 fi