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 4d56be2a..5fed1e8c 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
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ local uci = require('simple-uci').cursor()
 
 local syslog_level = uci:get('fastd', 'mesh_vpn', 'syslog_level') or 'verbose'
 
+local secret = uci:get('fastd', 'mesh_vpn', 'secret')
+if not secret or not secret:match(('%x'):rep(64)) then
+	secret = 'generate'
+end
+
 local methods
 
 if site.mesh_vpn.fastd.configurable(false) then
@@ -38,6 +43,7 @@ end
 uci:section('fastd', 'fastd', 'mesh_vpn', {
 	group = 'gluon-mesh-vpn',
 	syslog_level = syslog_level,
+	secret = secret,
 	interface = vpn_core.get_interface(),
 	mode = 'tap',
 	mtu = site.mesh_vpn.mtu(),
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
deleted file mode 100755
index f43e8b1f..00000000
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-vpn-fastd/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/410-mesh-vpn-fastd-generate-secret
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/lua
-
-local uci = require 'simple-uci'
-
-local c = uci.cursor()
-
-local secret = c:get("fastd", "mesh_vpn", "secret")
-
-if not secret or not secret:match(("%x"):rep(64)) then
-  c:set("fastd", "mesh_vpn", "secret", "generate")
-  c:save("fastd")
-end