diff --git a/netmode/Makefile b/netmode/Makefile
index e018a0bf1..9e93123b8 100644
--- a/netmode/Makefile
+++ b/netmode/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=netmode
 PKG_VERSION:=0.2.0
 
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=6406325e72d7ddd0ff7aaa3a87669519021bdb11
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=5c8abbdf86e4651c7c6f14f784cfb52e69979f96
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://dev.iopsys.eu/iopsys/netmoded
 
diff --git a/netmode/files/etc/init.d/netmode b/netmode/files/etc/init.d/netmode
index 6220ee07f..1dcb446fc 100755
--- a/netmode/files/etc/init.d/netmode
+++ b/netmode/files/etc/init.d/netmode
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ NETMODED="/sbin/netmoded"
 . /lib/functions/netmode.sh
 
 start_netmoded() {
+	config_load netmode
+
+        config_get enabled netmoded enabled 0
+        if [ "$enabled" != "1" ]; then
+		return
+	fi
+
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command $NETMODED