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
 }
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-vpn-select/files/usr/sbin/vpn-select b/src/packages/fff/fff-vpn-select/files/usr/sbin/vpn-select
index 8f9be37e..565b1daa 100755
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-vpn-select/files/usr/sbin/vpn-select
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-vpn-select/files/usr/sbin/vpn-select
@@ -24,19 +24,21 @@ done
 
 # configure vpn
 
-if [ -n "$hoodfile" ] && [ -s "$hoodfile" ] ; then
-	json_load "$(cat "$hoodfile")"
-	json_select hood
-	json_get_var id id
-	json_select ".."
-	json_select vpn
-	json_get_keys vpn_keys
-	for key in $vpn_keys; do
-		json_select $key
-		json_get_var protocol protocol
-		"${protocol}_addpeer"
-		json_select ".." # back to vpn
-	done
+if [ "$0" != "/usr/sbin/vpn-stop" ] ; then
+	if [ -n "$hoodfile" ] && [ -s "$hoodfile" ] ; then
+		json_load "$(cat "$hoodfile")"
+		json_select hood
+		json_get_var id id
+		json_select ".."
+		json_select vpn
+		json_get_keys vpn_keys
+		for key in $vpn_keys; do
+			json_select $key
+			json_get_var protocol protocol
+			"${protocol}_addpeer"
+			json_select ".." # back to vpn
+		done
+	fi
 fi
 
 # start/restart/stop vpnservices