diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3 b/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3
index 32bfa82a3..a13ff8324 100644
--- a/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/etc/hotplug.d/iface/15-mwan3
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@
 . /lib/functions/network.sh
 . /lib/mwan3/mwan3.sh
 
-config_load mwan3
-
-config_get enabled $INTERFACE enabled 0
-[ "$enabled" == "1" ] || exit 0
-
 [ "$ACTION" == "ifup" -o "$ACTION" == "ifdown" ] || exit 1
 [ -n "$INTERFACE" ] || exit 2
 
@@ -22,6 +17,12 @@ fi
 [ -x /usr/sbin/ip6tables ] || exit 7
 [ -x /usr/bin/logger ] || exit 8
 
+mwan3_set_connected_iptables
+
+config_load mwan3
+config_get enabled $INTERFACE enabled 0
+[ "$enabled" == "1" ] || exit 0
+
 if [ "$ACTION" == "ifup" ]; then
 	config_get family $INTERFACE family ipv4
 	if [ "$family" = "ipv4" ]; then
@@ -45,8 +46,6 @@ fi
 
 $LOG notice "$ACTION interface $INTERFACE (${DEVICE:-unknown})"
 
-mwan3_set_connected_iptables
-
 case "$ACTION" in
 	ifup)
 		mwan3_set_general_rules