diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
index c2dc500c9..5f6b84621 100755
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=ddns-scripts
 PKG_VERSION:=2.7.6
 # Release == build
 # increase on changes of services files or tld_names.dat
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Christian Schoenebeck <christian.schoenebeck@gmail.com>
diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/files/ddns.config b/net/ddns-scripts/files/ddns.config
index 8ba3da586..6d6b81092 100644
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/files/ddns.config
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/files/ddns.config
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # Please read http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/uci/ddns
 #
 config ddns "global"
-	option date_format "%F %R"
-#	option run_dir "/var/run/ddns"
-#	option log_dir "/var/log/ddns"
-	option log_lines "250"
-	option allow_local_ip "0"
+	option ddns_dateformat "%F %R"
+#	option ddns_rundir "/var/run/ddns"
+#	option ddns_logdir "/var/log/ddns"
+	option ddns_loglines "250"
+	option upd_privateip "0"
 
 
 config service "myddns_ipv4"
diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh b/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh
index 9a74d3149..8d6485128 100755
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ IPV4_REGEX="[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}"
 IPV6_REGEX="\(\([0-9A-Fa-f]\{1,4\}:\)\{1,\}\)\(\([0-9A-Fa-f]\{1,4\}\)\{0,1\}\)\(\(:[0-9A-Fa-f]\{1,4\}\)\{1,\}\)"
 
 # detect if called by ddns-lucihelper.sh script, disable retrys (empty variable == false)
-[ "$MYPROG" = "ddns-lucihelper.sh" ] && LUCI_HELPER="TRUE" || LUCI_HELPER=""
+LUCI_HELPER=$(printf %s "$MYPROG" | grep -i "luci")
 
 # Name Server Lookup Programs
 BIND_HOST=$(which host)
@@ -181,7 +181,11 @@ start_daemon_for_all_ddns_sections()
 	for __SECTIONID in $__SECTIONS; do
 		config_get __IFACE "$__SECTIONID" interface "wan"
 		[ -z "$__EVENTIF" -o "$__IFACE" = "$__EVENTIF" ] || continue
-		/usr/lib/ddns/dynamic_dns_updater.sh -v "0" -S "$__SECTIONID" -- start
+		if [ $VERBOSE -eq 0 ]; then	# start in background
+			/usr/lib/ddns/dynamic_dns_updater.sh -v 0 -S "$__SECTIONID" -- start &
+		else
+			/usr/lib/ddns/dynamic_dns_updater.sh -v "$VERBOSE" -S "$__SECTIONID" -- start
+		fi
 	done
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_lucihelper.sh b/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_lucihelper.sh
index fd4bd2e83..b2831e6a2 100755
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_lucihelper.sh
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_lucihelper.sh
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ case "$1" in
 		;;
 	start)
 		[ -z "$SECTION" ] &&  usage_err "command 'start': 'SECTION' not set"
-		$DDNSPRG -v $VERBOSE -S $SECTION -- start
+		if [ $VERBOSE -eq 0 ]; then	# start in background
+			$DDNSPRG -v 0 -S $SECTION -- start &
+		else
+			$DDNSPRG -v $VERBOSE -S $SECTION -- start
+		fi
 		;;
 	reload)
 		$DDNSPRG -- reload
diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_updater.sh b/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_updater.sh
index 973ec8c02..c58be2ea3 100755
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_updater.sh
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_updater.sh
@@ -72,23 +72,25 @@ case "$1" in
 	start)
 		if [ -n "$NETWORK" ]; then
 			start_daemon_for_all_ddns_sections "$NETWORK"
-			exit $?
+			exit 0
 		fi
 		if [ -z "$SECTION_ID" ]; then
 			start_daemon_for_all_ddns_sections
-			exit $?
+			exit 0
 		fi
 		;;
 	stop)
 		if [ -n "$INTERFACE" ]; then
 			stop_daemon_for_all_ddns_sections "$NETWORK"
+			exit 0
 		else
-			killall ddns-updater.sh 2>/dev/null
+			stop_daemon_for_all_ddns_sections
+			exit 0
 		fi
-		exit $?
+		exit 1
 		;;
 	reload)
-		killall -1 ddns-updater.sh 2>/dev/null
+		killall -1 dynamic_dns_updater.sh 2>/dev/null
 		exit $?
 		;;
 	*)	usage_err "unknown command - $1";;