diff --git a/olsrd/files/olsrd.config b/olsrd/files/olsrd.config
index 25812fa..483ce1a 100644
--- a/olsrd/files/olsrd.config
+++ b/olsrd/files/olsrd.config
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ config Interface
 	list interface 'wlan'
 
 config procd general
+	option respawn_threshold '3600'
 	option respawn_timeout '15'
 	option respawn_retry '0'
diff --git a/olsrd/files/olsrd4.init b/olsrd/files/olsrd4.init
index 03836eb..67f6957 100644
--- a/olsrd/files/olsrd4.init
+++ b/olsrd/files/olsrd4.init
@@ -28,19 +28,21 @@ start_service() {
 	procd_open_instance
 
 	config_load olsrd
+	local _respawn_threshold
 	local _respawn_timeout
 	local _respawn_retry
-	
-	config_get _respawn_timeout general respawn_timeout	
-	config_get _respawn_retry general respawn_retry		
-	
+
+	config_get _respawn_threshold general respawn_threshold 3600
+	config_get _respawn_timeout general respawn_timeout 15
+	config_get _respawn_retry general respawn_retry 0
+
 	procd_set_param command "$BIN"
 	procd_append_param command -f ${CONF}
 	procd_append_param command -nofork
 	procd_append_param command -pidfile ${PID}
 
 	# restart if olsrd dies
-	procd_set_param respawn 3600 $_respawn_timeout $_respawn_retry
+	procd_set_param respawn $_respawn_threshold $_respawn_timeout $_respawn_retry
 
 	# automatically restart olsrd if generated cfg has changed
 	procd_set_param file $CONF
diff --git a/olsrd/files/olsrd6.config b/olsrd/files/olsrd6.config
index 57ae698..9721a84 100644
--- a/olsrd/files/olsrd6.config
+++ b/olsrd/files/olsrd6.config
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ config Interface
 	list interface 'wlan'
 
 config procd general
+	option respawn_threshold '3600'
 	option respawn_timeout '15'
 	option respawn_retry '0'
diff --git a/olsrd/files/olsrd6.init b/olsrd/files/olsrd6.init
index 77b68e8..fd7eb5e 100644
--- a/olsrd/files/olsrd6.init
+++ b/olsrd/files/olsrd6.init
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ start_service() {
 	procd_open_instance
 
 	config_load olsrd6
+	local _respawn_threshold
 	local _respawn_timeout
 	local _respawn_retry
 
-	config_get _respawn_timeout general respawn_timeout	
-	config_get _respawn_retry general respawn_retry			
+	config_get _respawn_threshold general _respawn_threshold 3600
+	config_get _respawn_timeout general respawn_timeout 15
+	config_get _respawn_retry general respawn_retry 0
 
 	procd_set_param command "$BIN"
 	procd_append_param command -f ${CONF}
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ start_service() {
 	procd_append_param command -pidfile ${PID}
 
 	# restart if olsrd dies
-	procd_set_param respawn 3600 $_respawn_timeout $_respawn_retry
+	procd_set_param respawn $_respawn_threshold $_respawn_timeout $_respawn_retry
 
 	# automatically restart olsrd if generated cfg has changed
 	procd_set_param file $CONF