diff --git a/omr-tracker/files/usr/share/omr/lib/common-post-tracking.sh b/omr-tracker/files/usr/share/omr/lib/common-post-tracking.sh
index 312952cf7..7219e7d1c 100755
--- a/omr-tracker/files/usr/share/omr/lib/common-post-tracking.sh
+++ b/omr-tracker/files/usr/share/omr/lib/common-post-tracking.sh
@@ -638,6 +638,10 @@ set_server_route6() {
 	fi
 }
 
+del_default_route() {
+	ip route del default dev $OMR_TRACKER_DEVICE >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
 del_server_route() {
 	local server=$1
 	remove_route() {
diff --git a/omr-tracker/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/002-error b/omr-tracker/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/002-error
index 6c0f109b4..c0cfbef11 100755
--- a/omr-tracker/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/002-error
+++ b/omr-tracker/files/usr/share/omr/post-tracking.d/002-error
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ if [ "$OMR_TRACKER_STATUS" = "ERROR" ] || { [ "$OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE" != "omrvp
 			uci -q set openmptcprouter.omr.vpn='down'
 		fi
 		if [ "$(uci -q get openmptcprouter.settings.defaultgw)" != "0" ]; then
+			del_default_route
 			config_load network
 			config_foreach set_route interface $OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE
 			config_foreach set_route6 interface $OMR_TRACKER_INTERFACE