diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/next/filelists/files b/config/rootfiles/core/next/filelists/files
index 9b3987969..1f432042d 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/next/filelists/files
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/next/filelists/files
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ etc/sysctl.conf
 etc/system-release
 etc/issue
 etc/iproute2/rt_tables
-etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/red
+etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/red.up/50-ovpn
+etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/red.down/10-ovpn
 srv/web/ipfire/cgi-bin/extrahd.cgi
 srv/web/ipfire/cgi-bin/index.cgi
 srv/web/ipfire/cgi-bin/outgoinggrp.cgi
diff --git a/src/initscripts/init.d/networking/red.down/10-ovpn b/src/initscripts/init.d/networking/red.down/10-ovpn
index 59e95addf..948d7b276 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/init.d/networking/red.down/10-ovpn
+++ b/src/initscripts/init.d/networking/red.down/10-ovpn
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 /usr/local/bin/openvpnctrl -k &
+/usr/local/bin/openvpnctrl -kn2n &
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/src/initscripts/init.d/networking/red.up/50-ovpn b/src/initscripts/init.d/networking/red.up/50-ovpn
index a53b9207c..f3db648bc 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/init.d/networking/red.up/50-ovpn
+++ b/src/initscripts/init.d/networking/red.up/50-ovpn
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 /usr/local/bin/openvpnctrl -s > /dev/null 2>&1
+/usr/local/bin/openvpnctrl -sn2n > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 exit 0