diff --git a/inteno-netmodes/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/80-repeater b/inteno-netmodes/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/80-repeater
index 2d10de39b..3c2072855 100644
--- a/inteno-netmodes/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/80-repeater
+++ b/inteno-netmodes/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/80-repeater
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ get_wifi_iface_cfgstr() {
 link=$(cat /sys/class/net/${WANDEV:0:4}/operstate)
 [ $MTK -eq 1 ] && link=$(swconfig dev switch0 port 0 get link | awk '{print$2}' | cut -d':' -f2)
 
+# if WAN link state has not changed, exit
+[ "$link" == "$(cat /tmp/wan_link_state 2>/dev/null)" ] && exit
+echo "$link" > /tmp/wan_link_state
+
 case "$ACTION" in
 	add|register)
 		[ "$link" == "down" ] && return