diff --git a/openvpn/start.sh b/openvpn/start.sh
index c0d8664..da67e8f 100755
--- a/openvpn/start.sh
+++ b/openvpn/start.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ fi
 if [[ $VPN_ENABLED == "yes" ]]; then
 	echo "[info] Starting OpenVPN..." | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
 	cd /config/openvpn
-	exec openvpn --config "$VPN_CONFIG" &
+	exec /bin/bash /etc/openvpn/openvpn.init start
 	exec /bin/bash /etc/qbittorrent/iptables.sh
 else
 	exec /bin/bash /etc/qbittorrent/start.sh