diff --git a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
index 3326a1916..287a78b4d 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
+++ b/mptcp/files/etc/init.d/mptcp
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ interface_multipath_settings() {
 		gateway=$(ip -4 r list dev $iface | grep -v default | awk '/proto static/ {print $1}' | tr -d "\n")
 		[ -z "$gateway" ] && gateway=$(uci -q get "network.$config.gateway")
 		[ -z "$gateway" ] && gateway=$(ubus call network.interface.$config status | jsonfilter -q -e '@.route[0].nexthop' | tr -d "\n")
-		[ -z "$gateway" ] || [ "$( valid_subnet4 $gateway)" = "ok" ] && gateway=$(ubus call network.interface.$config status | jsonfilter -q -e '@.inactive.route[0].nexthop' | tr -d "\n")
-		[ -z "$gateway" ] || [ "$( valid_subnet4 $gateway)" = "ok" ] && gateway=$(ubus call network.interface.${config}_4 status 2>/dev/null | jsonfilter -q -e '@.inactive.route[0].nexthop' | tr -d "\n")
+		[ -z "$gateway" ] || [ "$( valid_subnet4 $gateway )" != "ok" ] && gateway=$(ubus call network.interface.$config status | jsonfilter -q -e '@.inactive.route[0].nexthop' | tr -d "\n")
+		[ -z "$gateway" ] || [ "$( valid_subnet4 $gateway )" != "ok" ] && gateway=$(ubus call network.interface.${config}_4 status 2>/dev/null | jsonfilter -q -e '@.inactive.route[0].nexthop' | tr -d "\n")
 		netmask=$(ip -4 addr show dev $iface | grep inet | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d/ -f2 | tr -d "\n")
 		network=`ipcalc.sh $ipaddr $netmask | sed -n '/NETWORK=/{;s/.*=//;s/ .*//;p;}'`
 	fi
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ interface_multipath_settings() {
 				gateway6=$(ip -6 r list dev $iface | grep -v default | awk '/proto static/ {print $1}' | tr -d "\n")
 				[ -z "$gateway6" ] && gateway6=$(uci -q get "network.$config.ip6gw")
 				[ -z "$gateway6" ] && gateway6=$(ubus call network.interface.$config status | jsonfilter -q -e '@.route[0].nexthop' | tr -d "\n")
-				[ -z "$gateway6" ] || [ "$( valid_subnet6 $gateway6)" = "ok" ] && gateway6=$(ubus call network.interface.$config status | jsonfilter -q -e '@.inactive.route[0].nexthop' | tr -d "\n")
-				[ -z "$gateway6" ] || [ "$( valid_subnet6 $gateway6)" = "ok" ] && gateway6=$(ubus call network.interface.${config}_6 status 2>/dev/null | jsonfilter -q -e '@.inactive.route[0].nexthop' | tr -d "\n")
+				[ -z "$gateway6" ] || [ "$( valid_subnet6 $gateway6 )" != "ok" ] && gateway6=$(ubus call network.interface.$config status | jsonfilter -q -e '@.inactive.route[0].nexthop' | tr -d "\n")
+				[ -z "$gateway6" ] || [ "$( valid_subnet6 $gateway6 )" != "ok" ] && gateway6=$(ubus call network.interface.${config}_6 status 2>/dev/null | jsonfilter -q -e '@.inactive.route[0].nexthop' | tr -d "\n")
 				netmask6=$(ip -6 addr show dev $iface | grep -v 'scope link' | grep inet6 | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d/ -f2 | tr -d "\n")
 				network6=`ipcalc $ip6addr | sed -n '/NETWORK=/{;s/.*=//;s/ .*//;p;}'`
 			fi