diff --git a/html/cgi-bin/vpnmain.cgi b/html/cgi-bin/vpnmain.cgi
index a52b4d64d..378acb326 100644
--- a/html/cgi-bin/vpnmain.cgi
+++ b/html/cgi-bin/vpnmain.cgi
@@ -436,12 +436,6 @@ sub writeipsecfiles {
 			if ($start_action eq 'route' && $inactivity_timeout > 0) {
 				print CONF "\tinactivity=$inactivity_timeout\n";
 			}
-
-			# Restart the connection immediately when it has gone down
-			# unexpectedly
-			if ($start_action eq 'start') {
-				print CONF "\tcloseaction=restart\n";
-			}
 		}
 
 		# Fragmentation