diff --git a/net/vpnc/Makefile b/net/vpnc/Makefile
index c6bcdf38c..147bca93f 100644
--- a/net/vpnc/Makefile
+++ b/net/vpnc/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=vpnc
 PKG_REV:=550
 PKG_VERSION:=0.5.3.r$(PKG_REV)
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://svn.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/vpnc/trunk/
diff --git a/net/vpnc/files/vpnc.sh b/net/vpnc/files/vpnc.sh
index c408d78ae..971b823b8 100755
--- a/net/vpnc/files/vpnc.sh
+++ b/net/vpnc/files/vpnc.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ proto_vpnc_init_config() {
 	proto_config_add_int "dpd_idle"
 	proto_config_add_string "auth_mode"
 	proto_config_add_string "target_network"
+	proto_config_add_boolean "authfail"
 	no_device=1
 	available=1
 }
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ proto_vpnc_init_config() {
 proto_vpnc_setup() {
 	local config="$1"
 
-	json_get_vars server username hexpasswd authgroup password token_mode token_secret interface passgroup hexpassgroup domain vendor natt_mode dh_group pfs enable_single_des enable_no_enc mtu local_addr local_port udp_port dpd_idle auth_mode target_network
+	json_get_vars server username hexpasswd authgroup password token_mode token_secret interface passgroup hexpassgroup domain vendor natt_mode dh_group pfs enable_single_des enable_no_enc mtu local_addr local_port udp_port dpd_idle auth_mode target_network authfail
 
 	grep -q tun /proc/modules || insmod tun
 
@@ -90,6 +91,17 @@ proto_vpnc_teardown() {
 
 	pwfile="/var/etc/vpnc-$config.conf"
 
+	json_get_var authfail authfail
+	# On error exit (vpnc only has success = 0 and error = 1, so
+	# we can't be fine-grained and say only auth error)
+	# and authfail setting true, then don't retry starting vpnc
+	# This is used for the case were the server blocks repeated
+	# failed authentication attempts (which will occur if the password
+	# is wrong, for example).
+	if [ ${ERROR:-0} -gt 0 ] && [ "${authfail:-0}" -gt 0 ]; then
+		proto_block_restart "$config"
+	fi
+
 	rm -f $pwfile
 	logger -t vpnc "bringing down vpnc"
 	proto_kill_command "$config" 2