diff --git a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1980-omr-firewall b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1980-omr-firewall
index b2b465778..fa4ac9ffc 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1980-omr-firewall
+++ b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1980-omr-firewall
@@ -280,8 +280,19 @@ uci -q batch <<-EOF >/dev/null
 	del firewall.omr_server.reload
 	del firewall.gre_tunnel.reload
 	del firewall.ttl.reload
+	commit firewall
 EOF
 
+if [ -z "$(uci -q get firewall.user)" ]; then
+	uci -q batch <<-EOF >/dev/null
+		set firewall.user=include
+		set firewall.user.path='/etc/firewall.user'
+		set firewall.user.enabled='1'
+		set firewall.user.type='script'
+		set firewall.user.fw4_compatible='1'
+		commit firewall
+	EOF
+fi
 rm -f /tmp/luci-indexcache
 
 exit 0