diff --git a/openvpn/start.sh b/openvpn/start.sh
index 67513f5..5020edf 100644
--- a/openvpn/start.sh
+++ b/openvpn/start.sh
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ if [[ $VPN_ENABLED == "yes" ]]; then
 	else
 		echo "[INFO] Starting WireGuard..." | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
 		cd /config/wireguard
-		wg-quick down $VPN_CONFIG || echo "WireGuard is down already" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S' # Run wg-quick down as an extra safeguard in case WireGuard is still up for some reason
+		if ip link | grep -q `basename -s .conf $VPN_CONFIG`; then
+			wg-quick down $VPN_CONFIG || echo "WireGuard is down already" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S' # Run wg-quick down as an extra safeguard in case WireGuard is still up for some reason
+		fi
 		sleep 0.5 # Just to give WireGuard a bit to go down
 		wg-quick up $VPN_CONFIG
 		#exec /bin/bash /etc/openvpn/openvpn.init start &