diff --git a/owsd/Makefile b/owsd/Makefile
index 4bac337da..cebf81aa1 100644
--- a/owsd/Makefile
+++ b/owsd/Makefile
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ define Package/owsd/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/owsd.init $(1)/etc/init.d/owsd
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/owsd.config $(1)/etc/config/owsd
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/owsd.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface/55-owsd
 endef
 
 define Package/owsd-testdata
diff --git a/owsd/files/owsd.hotplug b/owsd/files/owsd.hotplug
deleted file mode 100644
index 05d0905c2..000000000
--- a/owsd/files/owsd.hotplug
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-[ "$ACTION" = ifup ] || exit 0
-
-compare_owsd_iface() {
-	local interface
-
-	config_get interface $1 interface
-
-	if [ "$INTERFACE" == "$interface" ]; then
-		/etc/init.d/owsd reload
-		exit
-	fi
-}
-
-config_load owsd
-config_foreach compare_owsd_iface "owsd-listen" "$INTERFACE"
diff --git a/owsd/files/owsd.init b/owsd/files/owsd.init
index 97ee2de62..13482f20f 100644
--- a/owsd/files/owsd.init
+++ b/owsd/files/owsd.init
@@ -149,11 +149,22 @@ stop_service()
 }
 
 reload_service() {
-        stop
-        start
+	stop
+	start
 }
 
 service_triggers() {
-        procd_add_reload_trigger owsd
-}
+	procd_open_trigger
 
+	add_interface_trigger() {
+		local interface
+		config_get interface "$1" interface
+		[ -n "${interface}" ] && procd_add_interface_trigger "interface.*" "${interface}" /etc/init.d/owsd reload
+	}
+
+	config_load owsd
+	config_foreach add_interface_trigger "owsd-listen"
+	procd_add_config_trigger "config.change" "owsd" /etc/init.d/owsd reload
+	procd_add_config_trigger "config.change" "network" /etc/init.d/owsd reload
+	procd_close_trigger
+}