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 9c51d7b7c..eb495ac43 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
+++ b/mptcp/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/post-tracking
@@ -872,6 +872,9 @@ if [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_IP" ] && [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY" ]; then
 	elif [ "$(uci -q get openmptcprouter.settings.master)" != "failover" ]; then
 		config_foreach set_server_route server
 	fi
+	if [ "$(ip r show dev $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE | grep default)" = "" ] && [ "$(uci -q get network.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.metric)" != "" ]; then
+		ip r replace default via $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY dev $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE metric $(uci -q get network.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.metric) >/dev/null 2>&1
+	fi
 fi
 if [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_IP6" ] && [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY6" ]; then
 	config_load openmptcprouter
@@ -881,6 +884,9 @@ if [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_IP6" ] && [ -n "$OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY6" ]; th
 	elif [ "$(uci -q get openmptcprouter.settings.master)" != "failover" ]; then
 		config_foreach set_server_route6 server
 	fi
+	if [ "$(ip -6 r show dev $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE | grep default)" = "" ] && [ "$(uci -q get network.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.metric)" != "" ]; then
+		ip -6 r replace default via $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE_GATEWAY6 dev $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE metric $(uci -q get network.$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE.metric) >/dev/null 2>&1
+	fi
 fi
 
 if [ "$multipath_config" = "on" ] || [ "$multipath_config" = "backup" ]; then