diff --git a/package/gluon-alfred/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-enable-alfred b/package/gluon-alfred/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-enable-alfred
index ce4ac0ad..e4555e55 100755
--- a/package/gluon-alfred/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-enable-alfred
+++ b/package/gluon-alfred/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-enable-alfred
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
-local uci = require 'luci.model.uci'
-local c = uci.cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
+uci:delete('alfred', 'alfred')
+uci:section('alfred', 'alfred', 'alfred', {
+	interface = 'local-node',
+	mode = 'slave',
+	batmanif = 'bat0',
+	start_vis = true,
+	run_facters = false,
+})
 
-c:delete('alfred', 'alfred')
-c:section('alfred', 'alfred', 'alfred',
-	  {
-		  interface = 'local-node',
-		  mode = 'slave',
-		  batmanif = 'bat0',
-		  start_vis = '1',
-		  run_facters = '0',
-	  }
-)
-
-c:save('alfred')
+uci:save('alfred')
diff --git a/package/gluon-autoupdater/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-autoupdater b/package/gluon-autoupdater/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-autoupdater
index 17006b70..e43d6ea2 100755
--- a/package/gluon-autoupdater/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-autoupdater
+++ b/package/gluon-autoupdater/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-autoupdater
@@ -1,45 +1,39 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
-local uci = require 'luci.model.uci'
-
-local c = uci.cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 
 for name, config in pairs(site.autoupdater.branches) do
-	c:delete('autoupdater', name)
-	c:section('autoupdater', 'branch', name,
-		  {
-			  name = config.name,
-			  mirror = config.mirrors,
-			  good_signatures = config.good_signatures,
-			  pubkey = config.pubkeys,
-		  }
-	)
+	uci:delete('autoupdater', name)
+	uci:section('autoupdater', 'branch', name, {
+		name = config.name,
+		mirror = config.mirrors,
+		good_signatures = config.good_signatures,
+		pubkey = config.pubkeys,
+	})
 end
 
-if not c:get('autoupdater', 'settings') then
-	local enabled = 0
+if not uci:get('autoupdater', 'settings') then
+	local enabled = false
 	local branch = site.autoupdater.branch
 
 	local f = io.open('/lib/gluon/autoupdater/default_branch')
 	if f then
-		enabled = 1
+		enabled = true
 		branch = f:read('*line')
 		f:close()
 	end
 
-	c:section('autoupdater', 'autoupdater', 'settings',
-		  {
-			  enabled = enabled,
-			  branch = branch,
-		  }
-	)
+	uci:section('autoupdater', 'autoupdater', 'settings', {
+		enabled = enabled,
+		branch = branch,
+	})
 end
 
-c:set('autoupdater', 'settings', 'version_file', '/lib/gluon/release')
+uci:set('autoupdater', 'settings', 'version_file', '/lib/gluon/release')
 
-c:save('autoupdater')
+uci:save('autoupdater')
 
 
 local autoupdater_util = require 'autoupdater.util'
diff --git a/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/300-gluon-client-bridge-network b/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/300-gluon-client-bridge-network
index 7540ecb5..fbc97a1f 100755
--- a/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/300-gluon-client-bridge-network
+++ b/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/300-gluon-client-bridge-network
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ local util = require 'gluon.util'
 
 local ip = require 'luci.ip'
 local lutil = require 'luci.util'
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 
 local ip4, netmask, ip6
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ uci:save('network')
 
 
 local dnsmasq = uci:get_first('dhcp', 'dnsmasq')
-uci:set('dhcp', dnsmasq, 'boguspriv', 0)
-uci:set('dhcp', dnsmasq, 'localise_queries', 0)
-uci:set('dhcp', dnsmasq, 'rebind_protection', 0)
+uci:set('dhcp', dnsmasq, 'boguspriv', false)
+uci:set('dhcp', dnsmasq, 'localise_queries', false)
+uci:set('dhcp', dnsmasq, 'rebind_protection', false)
 
 uci:delete('dhcp', 'client')
 uci:section('dhcp', 'dhcp', 'client',
 	{
 		interface = 'client',
-		ignore = 1,
+		ignore = true,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-client-bridge-wireless b/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-client-bridge-wireless
index 6c25f995..8c7e07e1 100755
--- a/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-client-bridge-wireless
+++ b/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-client-bridge-wireless
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
 local util = require 'gluon.util'
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 
 local function is_disabled(config, name)
-  local disabled = config and config.disabled
+  local disabled
   if uci:get('wireless', name) then
     disabled = uci:get_bool('wireless', name, 'disabled')
+  else
+    disabled = config and config.disabled
   end
 
-  return disabled and 1 or 0
+  return disabled
 end
 
 local function configure_client(config, radio, index, suffix)
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ local function configure_client(config, radio, index, suffix)
       ssid = config.ssid,
       macaddr = macaddr,
       ifname = suffix and 'client' .. suffix,
-      disabled = disabled,
+      disabled = disabled or false,
     }
   )
 end
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-autoupdater/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0050-autoupdater-info.lua b/package/gluon-config-mode-autoupdater/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0050-autoupdater-info.lua
index 3bbe0390..e49bd7d7 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-autoupdater/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0050-autoupdater-info.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-autoupdater/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0050-autoupdater-info.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local cbi = require "luci.cbi"
 local i18n = require "luci.i18n"
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 
 local M = {}
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0500-contact-info.lua b/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0500-contact-info.lua
index 46ff4567..94d5f00c 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0500-contact-info.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0500-contact-info.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local cbi = require "luci.cbi"
 local i18n = require "luci.i18n"
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
 
 local M = {}
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0900-msg-reboot.lua b/package/gluon-config-mode-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0900-msg-reboot.lua
index 96557f41..0e2a7e25 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0900-msg-reboot.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0900-msg-reboot.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local gluon_luci = require 'gluon.luci'
 local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 local pretty_hostname = require 'pretty_hostname'
 
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 
 local hostname = pretty_hostname.get(uci)
 local contact = uci:get_first('gluon-node-info', 'owner', 'contact')
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-core/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/gluon-config-mode/wizard.lua b/package/gluon-config-mode-core/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/gluon-config-mode/wizard.lua
index 569dd60e..b5dbe0af 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-core/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/gluon-config-mode/wizard.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-core/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/gluon-config-mode/wizard.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local wizard_dir = "/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/"
 local i18n = luci.i18n
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 local fs = require "nixio.fs"
 local util = require "nixio.util"
 local f, s
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-geo-location/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0400-geo-location.lua b/package/gluon-config-mode-geo-location/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0400-geo-location.lua
index 04e9b144..6821da59 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-geo-location/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0400-geo-location.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-geo-location/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0400-geo-location.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local cbi = require "luci.cbi"
 local i18n = require "luci.i18n"
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
 
 local M = {}
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-hostname/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0100-hostname.lua b/package/gluon-config-mode-hostname/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0100-hostname.lua
index 2ffde723..0f7d0b2c 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-hostname/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0100-hostname.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-hostname/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0100-hostname.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 local cbi = require "luci.cbi"
 local i18n = require "luci.i18n"
 local pretty_hostname = require "pretty_hostname"
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 
 local M = {}
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0100-mesh-vpn.lua b/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0100-mesh-vpn.lua
index 07b6d228..f68d230e 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0100-mesh-vpn.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0100-mesh-vpn.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
-local meshvpn_enabled = uci:get("fastd", "mesh_vpn", "enabled", "0")
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
+local meshvpn_enabled = uci:get_bool("fastd", "mesh_vpn", "enabled")
 
-if meshvpn_enabled ~= "1" then
+if not meshvpn_enabled then
   return nil
 else
   local i18n = require "luci.i18n"
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0300-mesh-vpn.lua b/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0300-mesh-vpn.lua
index f0172421..87109f37 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0300-mesh-vpn.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0300-mesh-vpn.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local cbi = require "luci.cbi"
 local i18n = require "luci.i18n"
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 
 local M = {}
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/Makefile b/package/gluon-core/Makefile
index 5a15fc36..43d00e53 100644
--- a/package/gluon-core/Makefile
+++ b/package/gluon-core/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ define Package/gluon-core
   SECTION:=gluon
   CATEGORY:=Gluon
   TITLE:=Base files of Gluon
-  DEPENDS:=+gluon-site +libgluonutil +lua-platform-info +lua-hash +luci-base +luci-lib-jsonc +odhcp6c +firewall +pretty-hostname
+  DEPENDS:=+gluon-site +libgluonutil +lua-platform-info +lua-simple-uci +lua-hash +luci-base +luci-lib-jsonc +odhcp6c +firewall +pretty-hostname
 endef
 
 define Package/gluon-core/description
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/020-interfaces b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/020-interfaces
index 7ce1af4d..c8ef8600 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/020-interfaces
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/020-interfaces
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 local gluon_util = require 'gluon.util'
 local platform = require 'gluon.platform'
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 
 if not (sysconfig.lan_ifname or sysconfig.wan_ifname) then
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/030-system b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/030-system
index 90ad1ba5..e51d9f73 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/030-system
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/030-system
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 if not sysconfig.gluon_version then
   local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
   local util = require 'gluon.util'
-  local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+  local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
   local system = uci:get_first('system', 'system')
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/110-network b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/110-network
index c61b81d1..72a9a7eb 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/110-network
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/110-network
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 local sysctl = require 'gluon.sysctl'
 local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ uci:section('network', 'interface', 'wan',
 	    {
 	      ifname = sysconfig.wan_ifname,
 	      type = 'bridge',
-	      multicast_querier = 0,
-	      peerdns = 0,
-	      auto = 1,
+	      multicast_querier = false,
+	      peerdns = false,
+	      auto = true,
 	    }
 )
 uci:delete('network', 'wan', 'igmp_snooping')
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ end
 uci:section('network', 'interface', 'wan6',
 	    {
 	      ifname = 'br-wan',
-	      peerdns = 0,
+	      peerdns = false,
 	      ip6table = 1,
-	      sourcefilter = 0,
+	      sourcefilter = false,
 	    }
 )
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/120-ntp-servers b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/120-ntp-servers
index f38c1f5d..2afe3a2a 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/120-ntp-servers
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/120-ntp-servers
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
-local uci = require 'luci.model.uci'
+local uci = require 'simple-uci'
 
 if not site.ntp_servers or #site.ntp_servers == 0 then
 	os.exit(0)
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/140-firewall-rules b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/140-firewall-rules
index abd45381..9af4e515 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/140-firewall-rules
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/140-firewall-rules
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
-local uci = require 'luci.model.uci'
-
-local c = uci.cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 
 local function reject_input_on_wan(zone)
 	if zone.name == 'wan' then
-		c:set('firewall', zone['.name'], 'input', 'REJECT')
-		c:set('firewall', zone['.name'], 'conntrack', '1')
+		uci:set('firewall', zone['.name'], 'input', 'REJECT')
+		uci:set('firewall', zone['.name'], 'conntrack', true)
 	end
 
 	return true
 end
-c:foreach('firewall', 'zone', reject_input_on_wan)
+uci:foreach('firewall', 'zone', reject_input_on_wan)
 
-c:section('firewall', 'rule', 'wan_ssh',
-	  {
-		  name = 'wan_ssh',
-		  src = 'wan',
-		  dest_port = '22',
-		  proto = 'tcp',
-		  target = 'ACCEPT',
-	  }
-)
+uci:section('firewall', 'rule', 'wan_ssh', {
+	name = 'wan_ssh',
+	src = 'wan',
+	dest_port = '22',
+	proto = 'tcp',
+	target = 'ACCEPT',
+})
 
-c:save('firewall')
+uci:save('firewall')
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/150-poe-passthrough b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/150-poe-passthrough
index 81e6740b..1ee362b8 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/150-poe-passthrough
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/150-poe-passthrough
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
 
-if (not sysconfig.gluon_version) and (site.poe_passthrough == true) then
-	local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+if (not sysconfig.gluon_version) and site.poe_passthrough then
+	local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
   if uci:get('system', 'gpio_switch_poe_passthrough') then
-    uci:set('system', 'gpio_switch_poe_passthrough', 'value', 1)
+    uci:set('system', 'gpio_switch_poe_passthrough', 'value', true)
     uci:save('system')
   end
 end
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/200-wireless b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/200-wireless
index 6e809572..e6234e3d 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/200-wireless
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/200-wireless
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local util = require 'gluon.util'
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
 local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 -- Initial
 if not sysconfig.gluon_version then
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ end
 local function is_disabled(name)
   if uci:get('wireless', name) then
     return uci:get_bool('wireless', name, 'disabled')
+  else
+    return false
   end
 end
 
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ local function configure_ibss(config, radio, index, suffix, disabled)
       macaddr = macaddr,
       mcast_rate = config.mcast_rate,
       ifname = suffix and 'ibss' .. suffix,
-      disabled = disabled and 1 or 0,
+      disabled = disabled,
     }
   )
 end
@@ -116,11 +118,11 @@ local function configure_mesh(config, radio, index, suffix, disabled)
       network = name,
       mode = 'mesh',
       mesh_id = config.id,
-      mesh_fwding = 0,
+      mesh_fwding = false,
       macaddr = macaddr,
       mcast_rate = config.mcast_rate,
       ifname = suffix and 'mesh' .. suffix,
-      disabled = disabled and 1 or 0,
+      disabled = disabled,
       macfilter = macfilter,
       maclist = maclist,
     }
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/210-interface-wan b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/210-interface-wan
index 0c780f07..c5bb11ad 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/210-interface-wan
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/210-interface-wan
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 if not uci:get('network', 'mesh_wan') then
   uci:section('network', 'interface', 'mesh_wan', {
     ifname     = 'br-wan',
     proto      = 'gluon_mesh',
-    transitive = 1,
-    fixed_mtu  = 1,
-    auto       = site.mesh_on_wan and 1 or 0,
+    transitive = true,
+    fixed_mtu  = true,
+    auto       = site.mesh_on_wan or false,
   })
 end
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/220-interface-lan b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/220-interface-lan
index 21759aa9..9ff04650 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/220-interface-lan
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/220-interface-lan
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
 local util = require 'gluon.util'
 local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 local lutil = require 'luci.util'
 
 if not sysconfig.lan_ifname then
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ end
 uci:section('network', 'interface', 'mesh_lan', {
   ifname        = sysconfig.lan_ifname,
   type          = 'bridge',
-  igmp_snooping = 0,
+  igmp_snooping = false,
   proto         = 'gluon_mesh',
-  transitive    = 1,
-  fixed_mtu     = 1,
+  transitive    = true,
+  fixed_mtu     = true,
 })
 
 if uci:get('network', 'mesh_lan', 'auto') == nil then
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if uci:get('network', 'mesh_lan', 'auto') == nil then
     end
   end
 
-  uci:set('network', 'mesh_lan', 'auto', enable and 1 or 0)
+  uci:set('network', 'mesh_lan', 'auto', enable or false)
 end
 
 uci:save('network')
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/800-migrate-batadv b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/800-migrate-batadv
index 7843e6a1..ddd03c0a 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/800-migrate-batadv
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/800-migrate-batadv
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 local function migrate_iface(iface)
 	if iface.proto ~= 'batadv' or iface.mesh ~= 'bat0' then
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ local function migrate_iface(iface)
 	local s = iface['.name']
 
 	uci:set('network', s, 'proto', 'gluon_mesh')
-	uci:set('network', s, 'fixed_mtu', '1')
+	uci:set('network', s, 'fixed_mtu', true)
 
 	if iface.mesh_no_rebroadcast then
 		uci:set('network', s, 'transitive', iface.mesh_no_rebroadcast)
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/820-dns-config b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/820-dns-config
index e95a53a1..5b64b413 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/820-dns-config
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/820-dns-config
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 dnsmasq=uci:get_first("dhcp", "dnsmasq")
 
-uci:set('dhcp', dnsmasq, 'localise_queries', '1')
-uci:set('dhcp', dnsmasq, 'localservice', '0')
+uci:set('dhcp', dnsmasq, 'localise_queries', true)
+uci:set('dhcp', dnsmasq, 'localservice', false)
 
 if site.dns and site.dns.servers then
 	uci:set('dhcp', dnsmasq, 'server', site.dns.servers)
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/gluon/util.lua b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/gluon/util.lua
index f013ec23..68c25445 100644
--- a/package/gluon-core/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/gluon/util.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-core/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/gluon/util.lua
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ local nixio = require 'nixio'
 local hash = require 'hash'
 local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 local lutil = require 'luci.util'
 local fs = require 'nixio.fs'
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-admin/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/view/admin/info.htm b/package/gluon-luci-admin/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/view/admin/info.htm
index 03f3f2ca..c60761e5 100644
--- a/package/gluon-luci-admin/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/view/admin/info.htm
+++ b/package/gluon-luci-admin/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/view/admin/info.htm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%-
   local fs = require 'nixio.fs'
-  local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+  local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
   local util = require 'luci.util'
   local i18n = require 'luci.i18n'
   local pretty_hostname = require 'pretty_hostname'
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     pubkey = 'n/a',
   }
 
-  local meshvpn_enabled = uci:get("fastd", "mesh_vpn", "enabled", "0")
-  if meshvpn_enabled == "1" then
+  local meshvpn_enabled = uci:get_bool("fastd", "mesh_vpn", "enabled")
+  if meshvpn_enabled then
     local pubkey = util.trim(util.exec('/etc/init.d/fastd show_key mesh_vpn'))
     if pubkey ~= '' then
       values.pubkey = pubkey
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/mesh_vpn_fastd.lua b/package/gluon-luci-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/mesh_vpn_fastd.lua
index 1e918936..7dc5267c 100644
--- a/package/gluon-luci-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/mesh_vpn_fastd.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-luci-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/mesh_vpn_fastd.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 local util = luci.util
 
 local f = SimpleForm('mesh_vpn', translate('Mesh VPN'))
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-node-role/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/noderole.lua b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/noderole.lua
index 8450a39c..ea8202a4 100644
--- a/package/gluon-luci-node-role/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/noderole.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/noderole.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 local f, s, o
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
 local i18n = require "luci.i18n"
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 local config = 'gluon-node-info'
 
 -- where to read the configuration from
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-portconfig/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/portconfig.lua b/package/gluon-luci-portconfig/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/portconfig.lua
index 2cab7606..2af1cbb8 100644
--- a/package/gluon-luci-portconfig/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/portconfig.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-luci-portconfig/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/portconfig.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 $Id$
 ]]--
 
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 local lutil = require 'luci.util'
 local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 local util = require 'gluon.util'
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-private-wifi/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/privatewifi.lua b/package/gluon-luci-private-wifi/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/privatewifi.lua
index c4ff78d9..08e987a5 100644
--- a/package/gluon-luci-private-wifi/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/privatewifi.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-luci-private-wifi/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/privatewifi.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 local util = require 'gluon.util'
 
 local f, s, o, ssid
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ function f.handle(self, state, data)
                         ssid       = data.ssid,
                         key        = data.key,
                         macaddr    = macaddr,
-                        disabled   = 0,
+                        disabled   = false,
                       }
           )
         else
           -- disable WAN wifi-iface
-          uci:set('wireless', name, "disabled", 1)
+          uci:set('wireless', name, "disabled", true)
         end
       end
     )
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-theme/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/view/themes/gluon/header.htm b/package/gluon-luci-theme/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/view/themes/gluon/header.htm
index 7e894603..8b374c57 100644
--- a/package/gluon-luci-theme/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/view/themes/gluon/header.htm
+++ b/package/gluon-luci-theme/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/view/themes/gluon/header.htm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $Id$
 	local sys  = require "luci.sys"
 	local http = require "luci.http"
 	local disp = require "luci.dispatcher"
-	local uci  = require("luci.model.uci").cursor()
+	local uci  = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 	local fs   = require "nixio.fs"
 	local gluon_luci = require "gluon.luci"
 	local pretty_hostname = require "pretty_hostname"
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ $Id$
 <%
 if tree.nodes[category] and tree.nodes[category].ucidata then
 	local ucic = 0
-	for i, j in pairs(require("luci.model.uci").cursor():changes()) do
+	for i, j in pairs(require("simple-uci").cursor():changes()) do
 		for k, l in pairs(j) do
 			for m, n in pairs(l) do
 				ucic = ucic + 1;
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-wifi-config/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/wifi-config.lua b/package/gluon-luci-wifi-config/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/wifi-config.lua
index 4f280de1..903d33a6 100644
--- a/package/gluon-luci-wifi-config/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/wifi-config.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-luci-wifi-config/luasrc/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/wifi-config.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local uci = require("simple-uci").cursor()
 local fs = require 'nixio.fs'
 local iwinfo = require 'iwinfo'
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mesh b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mesh
index 6558671c..3ae48c85 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mesh
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mesh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
 local util = require 'gluon.util'
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 
 local gw_sel_class
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ uci:section('batman-adv', 'mesh', 'bat0',
 		gw_mode = 'client',
 		gw_sel_class = gw_sel_class,
 		hop_penalty = 15,
-		multicast_mode = 0,
+		multicast_mode = false,
 	}
 )
 uci:save('batman-adv')
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ uci:section('network', 'interface', 'bat0',
 		proto = 'none',
 		macaddr = sysconfig.primary_mac,
 		multicast_router = 2,
-		learning = 0,
+		learning = false,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-client-bridge b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-client-bridge
index 30a0dfb2..2d356e30 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-client-bridge
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-client-bridge
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 local sysctl = require 'gluon.sysctl'
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 uci:section('network', 'interface', 'client',
 	{
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ uci:delete('network', 'client_lan')
 if sysconfig.lan_ifname then
 	uci:section('network', 'interface', 'client_lan',
 		{
-			unicast_flood = 0,
+			unicast_flood = false,
 		}
 	)
 	uci:set('network', 'client_lan', 'ifname', sysconfig.lan_ifname)
diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/330-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-local-node b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/330-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-local-node
index ea3a29d0..ff1f12f4 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/330-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-local-node
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/330-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-local-node
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
 local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 local sysctl = require 'gluon.sysctl'
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 
 uci:delete('network', 'local_node_dev')
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ uci:section('network', 'interface', 'local_node',
 		ifname = 'local-node',
 		proto = 'dhcpv6',
 		reqprefix = 'no',
-		peerdns = 1,
-		sourcefilter = 0,
-		keep_ra_dnslifetime = 1,
+		peerdns = true,
+		sourcefilter = false,
+		keep_ra_dnslifetime = true,
 	}
 )
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ uci:delete('dhcp', 'local_node')
 uci:section('dhcp', 'dhcp', 'local_node',
 	{
 		interface = 'local_node',
-		ignore = 1,
+		ignore = true,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/340-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mac-addresses b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/340-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mac-addresses
index 38011107..a8e69d78 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/340-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mac-addresses
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/340-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mac-addresses
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
 local util = require 'gluon.util'
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 
 -- fix up potentially duplicate MAC addresses (for meshing)
diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-mesh-vpn-fastd b/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-mesh-vpn-fastd
index 102ae0b4..27e2b3cd 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-mesh-vpn-fastd
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-mesh-vpn-fastd
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
 local users = require 'gluon.users'
 local util = require 'gluon.util'
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 local lutil = require 'luci.util'
 
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ users.add_group('gluon-fastd', 800)
 
 local enabled = uci:get('fastd', 'mesh_vpn', 'enabled')
 if not enabled then
-  enabled = site.fastd_mesh_vpn.enabled and 1 or 0
+  enabled = site.fastd_mesh_vpn.enabled or false
 end
 
 local syslog_level = uci:get('fastd', 'mesh_vpn', 'syslog_level') or 'verbose'
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ uci:section('fastd', 'fastd', 'mesh_vpn',
 		  interface = 'mesh-vpn',
 		  mode = 'tap',
 		  mtu = site.fastd_mesh_vpn.mtu,
-		  secure_handshakes = 1,
+		  secure_handshakes = true,
 		  method = methods,
 		  packet_mark = 1,
 		  status_socket = '/var/run/fastd.mesh_vpn.socket',
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ local add_groups
 local function add_peer(group, name, config)
   uci:section('fastd', 'peer', group .. '_peer_' .. name,
     {
-      enabled = 1,
+      enabled = true,
       net = 'mesh_vpn',
       group = group,
       key = config.key,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ local function add_group(name, config, parent)
 
   uci:section('fastd', 'peer_group', name,
     {
-      enabled = 1,
+      enabled = true,
       net = 'mesh_vpn',
       parent = parent,
       peer_limit = config.limit,
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ uci:section('network', 'interface', 'mesh_vpn',
   {
     ifname = 'mesh-vpn',
     proto = 'gluon_mesh',
-    transitive = 1,
-    fixed_mtu = 1,
+    transitive = true,
+    fixed_mtu = true,
     macaddr = util.generate_mac(7),
   }
 )
diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/410-mesh-vpn-fastd-generate-secret b/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/410-mesh-vpn-fastd-generate-secret
index e581dea8..f43e8b1f 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/410-mesh-vpn-fastd-generate-secret
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/410-mesh-vpn-fastd-generate-secret
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
-local uci = require 'luci.model.uci'
+local uci = require 'simple-uci'
 
 local c = uci.cursor()
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/420-mesh-vpn-fastd-simple-tc b/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/420-mesh-vpn-fastd-simple-tc
index 3c3e10a4..59de6185 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/420-mesh-vpn-fastd-simple-tc
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/420-mesh-vpn-fastd-simple-tc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 local fs = require 'nixio.fs'
 
 
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ end
 if not uci:get('simple-tc', 'mesh_vpn') then
   local config = {
     ifname = 'mesh-vpn',
-    enabled = 0,
+    enabled = false,
   }
 
 
   if site.fastd_mesh_vpn.bandwidth_limit then
     if site.fastd_mesh_vpn.bandwidth_limit.enabled then
-      config.enabled = 1
+      config.enabled = true
     end
 
     config.limit_ingress = site.fastd_mesh_vpn.bandwidth_limit.ingress
diff --git a/package/gluon-neighbour-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-neighbour-info-firewall b/package/gluon-neighbour-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-neighbour-info-firewall
index 373f166a..aa54de5f 100755
--- a/package/gluon-neighbour-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-neighbour-info-firewall
+++ b/package/gluon-neighbour-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-neighbour-info-firewall
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 -- Allow incoming respondd replies to queries on WAN
 -- If the query was via multicast, the response isn't matched by --state RELATED
diff --git a/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-node-info-system b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-node-info-system
index a70eb282..6ee047ec 100755
--- a/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-node-info-system
+++ b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/500-node-info-system
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 local config = 'gluon-node-info'
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/510-node-info-role b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/510-node-info-role
index 06d42f8e..d7a440fb 100755
--- a/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/510-node-info-role
+++ b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/510-node-info-role
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 local config = 'gluon-node-info'
 local role = uci:get(config, uci:get_first(config, 'system'), 'role')
diff --git a/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/520-node-info-whitespace-fix b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/520-node-info-whitespace-fix
index 49e7053d..d062ab91 100755
--- a/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/520-node-info-whitespace-fix
+++ b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/520-node-info-whitespace-fix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
+require 'luci.util'
 
 local sname = uci:get_first('gluon-node-info', 'location')
 if sname then
diff --git a/package/gluon-respondd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-respondd-firewall b/package/gluon-respondd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-respondd-firewall
index a78cfb3d..5e303feb 100755
--- a/package/gluon-respondd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-respondd-firewall
+++ b/package/gluon-respondd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/400-respondd-firewall
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 uci:delete('firewall', 'wan_announced')
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-setup-mode/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/300-setup-mode b/package/gluon-setup-mode/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/300-setup-mode
index 481a4fa0..248861ee 100755
--- a/package/gluon-setup-mode/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/300-setup-mode
+++ b/package/gluon-setup-mode/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/300-setup-mode
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
 local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
-local uci = require 'luci.model.uci'
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
-local c = uci.cursor()
 
 if site.setup_mode
    and site.setup_mode.skip
-   and not c:get_first('gluon-setup-mode', 'setup_mode', 'configured', false) then
-     local name = c:get_first("gluon-setup-mode", "setup_mode")
-     c:set("gluon-setup-mode", name, "configured", 1)
-     c:save('gluon-setup-mode')
+   and not uci:get_first('gluon-setup-mode', 'setup_mode', 'configured', false) then
+     local name = uci:get_first("gluon-setup-mode", "setup_mode")
+     uci:set("gluon-setup-mode", name, "configured", true)
+     uci:save('gluon-setup-mode')
 end
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-setup-mode/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-setup-mode-migrate b/package/gluon-setup-mode/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-setup-mode-migrate
index 8526dd29..ecaa07f9 100755
--- a/package/gluon-setup-mode/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-setup-mode-migrate
+++ b/package/gluon-setup-mode/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-setup-mode-migrate
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/lua
 
-local uci = require 'luci.model.uci'
-
-local c = uci.cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 
-local old = c:get_first('gluon-config-mode', 'wizard', 'configured')
+local old = uci:get_first('gluon-config-mode', 'wizard', 'configured')
 if old == '1' then
-	local setup_mode = c:get_first('gluon-setup-mode', 'setup_mode')
-	c:set('gluon-setup-mode', setup_mode, 'configured', '1')
+	local setup_mode = uci:get_first('gluon-setup-mode', 'setup_mode')
+	uci:set('gluon-setup-mode', setup_mode, 'configured', true)
 
-	c:save('gluon-setup-mode')
+	uci:save('gluon-setup-mode')
 end
 
 os.remove('/etc/config/gluon-config-mode')
diff --git a/package/gluon-wan-dnsmasq/luasrc/lib/gluon/wan-dnsmasq/update.lua b/package/gluon-wan-dnsmasq/luasrc/lib/gluon/wan-dnsmasq/update.lua
index 2997f1c4..d1a3d99e 100755
--- a/package/gluon-wan-dnsmasq/luasrc/lib/gluon/wan-dnsmasq/update.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-wan-dnsmasq/luasrc/lib/gluon/wan-dnsmasq/update.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local RESOLV_CONF = RESOLV_CONF_DIR .. '/resolv.conf'
 
 
 local ubus = require('ubus').connect()
-local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 local fs = require 'nixio.fs'