diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/Makefile b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/Makefile
index f6bdbb52..a5551e04 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/Makefile
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=fff-nodewatcher
-PKG_RELEASE:=52
+PKG_RELEASE:=53
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
 
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/sbin/nodewatcher b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/sbin/nodewatcher
index 5e75f032..90509ba1 100755
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/sbin/nodewatcher
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/sbin/nodewatcher
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if ! lock -n "$lockfile"; then
 fi
 trap "lock -u \"$lockfile\"" INT TERM EXIT
 
-SCRIPT_VERSION="52"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="53"
 
 #Get the configuration from the uci configuration file
 #If it does not exists, then get it from a normal bash file with variables.
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ crawl() {
         status_text="<status_text>$(cat "$SCRIPT_STATUS_FILE")</status_text>"
     fi
 
-    #Checks whether either fastd or L2TP is connected
-    if pidof fastd >/dev/null || grep -q '1' /sys/class/net/l2tp*/carrier 2> /dev/null ; then
+    # Checks if fastd is running
+    if pidof fastd >/dev/null ; then
         vpn_active="<vpn_active>1</vpn_active>"
     else
         vpn_active="<vpn_active>0</vpn_active>"