diff --git a/package/tunneldigger/files/config.default b/package/tunneldigger/files/config.default
index 44b1fe92..571621a4 100644
--- a/package/tunneldigger/files/config.default
+++ b/package/tunneldigger/files/config.default
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ config broker
 	option uuid 'abcd'
 	option interface 'l2tp0'
 	option limit_bw_down '1024'
+	option enabled '0'
diff --git a/package/tunneldigger/files/tunneldigger.init b/package/tunneldigger/files/tunneldigger.init
index d2a3db37..3ae1cb0f 100755
--- a/package/tunneldigger/files/tunneldigger.init
+++ b/package/tunneldigger/files/tunneldigger.init
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ config_cb() {
 	config_get configname "$cfg" TYPE
 	case "$configname" in
 		broker)
+			config_get_bool enabled "$cfg" enabled 1
 			config_get addresses "$cfg" address
 			config_get uuid "$cfg" uuid
 			config_get interface "$cfg" interface
 			config_get limit_bw_down "$cfg" limit_bw_down
 			config_get hook_script "$cfg" hook_script
 			
+			[ $enabled -eq 0 ] && return
+
 			local broker_opts=""
 			for address in $addresses; do
 			  broker_opts="${broker_opts} -b ${address}"