diff --git a/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults b/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
index 0e8aa4bb3..ba9d2e812 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
+++ b/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-if [ "$(uci -q show network.globals | grep mptcp_path_manager)" = "" ]; then
+if [ "$(uci -q get network.globals.mptcp_path_manager)" = "" ]; then
 	uci -q batch <<-EOF >/dev/null
 	set network.globals.multipath='enable'
 	set network.globals.mptcp_path_manager='fullmesh'