diff --git a/net/zerotier/Makefile b/net/zerotier/Makefile
index 4731e0b4dc..3890092ab6 100644
--- a/net/zerotier/Makefile
+++ b/net/zerotier/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=zerotier
 PKG_VERSION:=1.2.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0
 
diff --git a/net/zerotier/files/zerotier.config b/net/zerotier/files/zerotier.config
index 9d49490e3b..b62e15532d 100644
--- a/net/zerotier/files/zerotier.config
+++ b/net/zerotier/files/zerotier.config
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ config zerotier sample_config
 	# persistent configuration folder (for ZT controller mode)
 	#option config_path '/etc/zerotier'
 
-	# restart ZT when wan status changed
-	option interface 'wan'
-
 	#option port '9993'
 
 	# Generate secret on first start
diff --git a/net/zerotier/files/zerotier.init b/net/zerotier/files/zerotier.init
index d4831bdd56..390dbd3127 100644
--- a/net/zerotier/files/zerotier.init
+++ b/net/zerotier/files/zerotier.init
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ section_enabled() {
 
 start_instance() {
 	local cfg="$1"
-	local port secret interface config_path
+	local port secret config_path
 	local ARGS=""
 
-	section_enabled "$cfg" || return 1
+	if ! section_enabled "$cfg"; then
+		echo "disabled in config"
+		return 1
+	fi
 
 	config_get config_path $cfg 'config_path'
 	config_get_bool port $cfg 'port'
 	config_get secret $cfg 'secret'
-	config_get interface $cfg 'interface'
 
 	# Remove existing link or folder
 	rm -rf $CONFIG_PATH
@@ -45,10 +47,13 @@ start_instance() {
 
 	if [ "$secret" = "generate" ]; then
 		echo "Generate secret - please wait..."
-		local tmp="/tmp/zt.$cfg.secret"
-		zerotier-idtool generate "$tmp" > /dev/null
-		secret="$(cat $tmp)"
-		rm "$tmp"
+		local sf="/tmp/zt.$cfg.secret"
+
+		zerotier-idtool generate "$sf" > /dev/null
+		[ $? -ne 0 ] && return 1
+
+		secret="$(cat $sf)"
+		rm "$sf"
 
 		uci set zerotier.$cfg.secret="$secret"
 		uci commit zerotier
@@ -68,15 +73,11 @@ start_instance() {
 	config_list_foreach $cfg 'join' add_join
 
 	procd_open_instance
-	procd_add_reload_interface_trigger "$interface"
 	procd_set_param command $PROG $ARGS $CONFIG_PATH
+	procd_set_param stderr 1
 	procd_close_instance
 }
 
-service_triggers() {
-       procd_add_reload_trigger zerotier
-}
-
 start_service() {
 	config_load 'zerotier'
 	config_foreach start_instance 'zerotier'
diff --git a/net/zerotier/patches/0005-remove-pie.patch b/net/zerotier/patches/0005-remove-pie.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63f2efcbab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/zerotier/patches/0005-remove-pie.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 14a8fe1f7cdef1f1e0c0842f6fedde154cf4ab57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Moritz Warning <moritzwarning@web.de>
+Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:09:16 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 5/5] remove -pie
+
+this prevents immediate segfault on start
+---
+ make-linux.mk | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/make-linux.mk b/make-linux.mk
+index f5b3d8df..8589e5d6 100644
+--- a/make-linux.mk
++++ b/make-linux.mk
+@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ else
+ 	override CFLAGS+=-Wall -fPIE -pthread $(INCLUDES) -DNDEBUG $(DEFS)
+ 	CXXFLAGS?=-O3 -fstack-protector
+ 	override CXXFLAGS+=-Wall -Wno-unused-result -Wreorder -fPIE -std=c++11 -pthread $(INCLUDES) -DNDEBUG $(DEFS)
+-	override LDFLAGS+=-pie -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now
++	override LDFLAGS+=-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now
+ 	STRIP?=strip
+ 	STRIP+=--strip-all
+ endif
+-- 
+2.16.3
+