diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-fastd/files/usr/lib/vpn-select.d/fastd b/src/packages/fff/fff-fastd/files/usr/lib/vpn-select.d/fastd
index 0fde6809..2474ae17 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-fastd/files/usr/lib/vpn-select.d/fastd
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-fastd/files/usr/lib/vpn-select.d/fastd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 protocol=fastd
 
 fastd_clear() {
-	rm /tmp/fastd_fff_peers/*
+	rm /tmp/fastd_fff_peers/* 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 fastd_addpeer() {
@@ -21,14 +21,9 @@ fastd_addpeer() {
 }
 
 fastd_start_stop() {
-	/etc/init.d/fastd reload # does nothing if fastd was not running
-
-	# fastd start/stop for various situations
-	# this is needed for first start and if fastd comes up or disappears in hoodfile
-	pidfile="/tmp/run/fastd.fff.pid"
-	if [ "$(ls /etc/fastd/fff/peers/* 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
-		([ -s "$pidfile" ] && [ -d "/proc/$(cat "$pidfile")" ]) || /etc/init.d/fastd start
+	if ls /etc/fastd/fff/peers/* &>/dev/null; then
+		/etc/init.d/fastd reload
 	else
-		([ -s "$pidfile" ] && [ -d "/proc/$(cat "$pidfile")" ]) && /etc/init.d/fastd stop
+		/etc/init.d/fastd stop
 	fi
 }