diff --git a/luci-app-macvlan/files/root/etc/init.d/macvlan b/luci-app-macvlan/files/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
index 8374aea89..4cebcaeef 100755
--- a/luci-app-macvlan/files/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
+++ b/luci-app-macvlan/files/root/etc/init.d/macvlan
@@ -34,16 +34,39 @@ _save_macaddr() {
 	}
 }
 
+_create_interface() {
+	local _masterifname
+	local _ifname=$1
+	config_get _masterifname "$1" ifname
+	uci batch <<-EOF
+		set network.$_ifname=interface
+		set network.$_ifname.type=macvlan
+		set network.$_ifname.proto=static
+		set network.$_ifname.masterintf=$_masterifname
+	EOF
+}
+
 # Configuration by interface
 _setup_interface() {
 	local _ifname
 	config_get _ifname "$1" ifname
-	[ -z "$_ifname" ] && config_get _ifname "$1" ifname
+	#[ -z "$_ifname" ] && config_get _ifname "$1" ifname
 	# do not create macvlan for vlan
 	#case "$_ifname" in
 	#	eth*.*) return ;;
 	#esac
-	
+	local _type
+	config_get _type "$1" type
+
+	[ "$_type" = "macvlan" ] && [ "$(uci -q get macvlan.$1)" = "" ] && {
+		uci -q batch <<-EOF
+			delete network.$1
+			delete network.$1_dev
+			commit network
+		EOF
+		return
+	}
+
 	[ "$(echo $1 | grep _dev)" != "" ] && {
 		local _intfdev=$(sed 's/_dev//' $1)
 		uci -q get "network.$_intfdev.ifname" >/dev/null || {
@@ -57,9 +80,8 @@ _setup_interface() {
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	
-	local _type
-	config_get _type "$1" type
+
+	#_type="$(uci -q get network.$1.type)
 	if [ "$(uci -q get macvlan.$1)" != "" ]; then
 		_type="macvlan"
 	fi
@@ -82,7 +104,7 @@ _setup_interface() {
 			[ -n "$_interface" ] && {
 				logger -t "macvlan" "Remove network.$1_dev"
 				uci -q batch <<-EOF
-				delete network.$1.interface
+				delete network.$1
 				set network.$1_dev.ifname=$_interface
 				EOF
 			}
@@ -112,6 +134,8 @@ _setup_interface() {
 
 start_service() {
 	. /lib/functions.sh
+	config_load macvlan
+	config_foreach _create_interface macvlan
 	config_load network
 	config_foreach _setup_interface interface
 	config_foreach _save_macaddr interface
@@ -123,5 +147,5 @@ reload_service() {
 }
 
 service_triggers() {
-	procd_add_reload_trigger network
+	procd_add_reload_trigger network macvlan
 }