diff --git a/src/ppp/ip-up b/src/ppp/ip-up
index e62ae3fab..24e472d28 100644
--- a/src/ppp/ip-up
+++ b/src/ppp/ip-up
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ echo -n "$4" > /var/ipfire/red/local-ipaddress
 echo -n "$5" > /var/ipfire/red/remote-ipaddress
 touch /var/ipfire/red/active
 
+/sbin/ip route replace default via ${IPREMOTE} dev ppp0
 run_subdir ${rc_base}/init.d/networking/red.up/
 
 #Check if gateway has answerd to ping, if not replace with ping.ipfire.org
@@ -80,4 +81,3 @@ mv /tmp/hosts /etc/hosts
 
 [ -e "/var/ipfire/ppp/nobeeps" ] || /etc/rc.d/init.d/beep up
 
-/sbin/ip route replace default via ${IPREMOTE} dev ppp0