diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/etc/init.d/mwan3 b/net/mwan3/files/etc/init.d/mwan3
index dac1fb89a..2dccef363 100755
--- a/net/mwan3/files/etc/init.d/mwan3
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/etc/init.d/mwan3
@@ -3,15 +3,7 @@
 START=19
 
 reload() {
-	local enabled
-
-	config_load mwan3
-	config_get_bool enabled globals 'enabled' 0
-	[ ${enabled} -gt 0 ] || {
-		echo "Warning: mwan3 is global disabled. Usage: /etc/init.d/mwan3 start"
-		exit 0
-	}
-	mwan3 restart
+	/usr/sbin/mwan3 restart
 }
 
 boot() {
@@ -20,13 +12,9 @@ boot() {
 }
 
 start() {
-	. /lib/config/uci.sh
-	uci_toggle_state mwan3 globals enabled "1"
-	mwan3 start
+	/usr/sbin/mwan3 start
 }
 
 stop() {
-	. /lib/config/uci.sh
-	uci_toggle_state mwan3 globals enabled "0"
-	mwan3 stop
+	/usr/sbin/mwan3 stop
 }
diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3 b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3
index c10ffa8a5..406804b30 100755
--- a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ ifup()
 	local device enabled up l3_device
 
 	config_load mwan3
+	config_get_bool enabled globals 'enabled' 0
+	[ ${enabled} -gt 0 ] || {
+		echo "The service mwan3 is global disabled."
+		echo "Please execute \"/etc/init.d/mwan3 start\" first."
+		exit 1
+	}
 
 	if [ -z "$1" ]; then
 		echo "Expecting interface. Usage: mwan3 ifup <interface>" && exit 0
@@ -123,12 +129,7 @@ start()
 {
 	local enabled src_ip local_source
 
-	config_load mwan3
-	config_get_bool enabled globals 'enabled' 0
-	[ ${enabled} -gt 0 ] || {
-		echo "Warning: mwan3 is global disabled. Usage: /etc/init.d/mwan3 start"
-		exit 0
-	}
+	uci_toggle_state mwan3 globals enabled "1"
 
 	config_get local_source globals local_source 'none'
 	[ "${local_source}" = "none" ] || {
@@ -211,6 +212,8 @@ stop()
 		ip route del default via "${src_ip}" dev lo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 		ip addr del "${src_ip}/32" dev lo 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 	}
+
+	uci_toggle_state mwan3 globals enabled "0"
 }
 
 restart() {