diff --git a/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking b/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
index a2386510f..37773be56 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
+++ b/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ if [ "$OMR_TRACKER_STATUS" = "ERROR" ]; then
 			_log "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE switched off because $OMR_TRACKER_STATUS_MSG"
 			[ "$mail_alert" = "1" ] && echo -e "Subject: OpenMPTCProuter: $OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE ($OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE) is down\n\nOpenMPTCProuter detected a connection failure of $OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE ($OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE). The reason is \"$OMR_TRACKER_STATUS_MSG\"." | sendmail $(uci -q get mail.default.to)
 		fi
+		uci -q set openmptcprouter.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.state='down'
+		uci -q commit openmptcprouter
 		if [ "$(sysctl -n net.mptcp.mptcp_enabled | tr -d '\n')" = "1" ]; then
 			multipath "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE" off > /dev/null 2>&1
 		fi
@@ -221,6 +223,8 @@ if [ "$OMR_TRACKER_PREV_STATUS" != "" ] && [ "$OMR_TRACKER_PREV_STATUS" != "$OMR
 	mail_alert="$(uci -q get omr-tracker.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.mail_alert)"
 	[ -z "$mail_alert" ] && mail_alert="$(uci -q get omr-tracker.defaults.mail_alert)"
 	[ "$mail_alert" = "1" ] && echo -e "Subject: OpenMPTCProuter: $OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE ($OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE) is up\n\nOpenMPTCProuter detected that connection $OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE ($OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE) is up again." | sendmail $(uci -q get mail.default.to)
+	uci -q set openmptcprouter.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.state='up'
+	uci -q commit openmptcprouter
 fi
 
 multipath_config=$(uci -q get "network.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.multipath" || echo "off")