diff --git a/omr-update/files/etc/init.d/omr-update b/omr-update/files/etc/init.d/omr-update
index 3c8f7944e..666bc05c2 100755
--- a/omr-update/files/etc/init.d/omr-update
+++ b/omr-update/files/etc/init.d/omr-update
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ boot() {
 		cp /etc/uci-defaults/* /usr/share/omr-update
 		return 0
 	}
-
-	cd /usr/share/omr-update || return 0
-	files="$(ls)"
-	[ -z "$files" ] && return 0
-	for file in $files; do
-		( . "./$(basename $file)" )
-	done
-	uci commit
-
+	source /etc/os-release
+	if [ "$(uci -q get openmptcprouter.settings.version)" != "${VERSION}" ]; then
+		cd /usr/share/omr-update || return 0
+		files="$(ls)"
+		[ -z "$files" ] && return 0
+		for file in $files; do
+			( . "./$(basename $file)" )
+		done
+		uci -q set openmptcprouter.settings.version=${VERSION}
+		uci commit
+	fi
 	# temporary hack until configd exists
 	/sbin/reload_config
 }