diff --git a/files/usr/local/bin/check-gateway b/files/usr/local/bin/check-gateway
index 61d2f45..3c22539 100755
--- a/files/usr/local/bin/check-gateway
+++ b/files/usr/local/bin/check-gateway
@@ -45,28 +45,23 @@ if [[ $MAINTENANCE -eq 0 ]]; then
         /sbin/ip rule add from all fwmark 0x1 unreachable preference 32001
     fi
 
-    # try restart openvpn if interface is missing
+    # check again for openvpn interface and try to restart if interface is missing
     /sbin/ip link show dev "${GW_INTERFACE}" > /dev/null 2>&1 
     if [[ $? -gt 0 ]] 
     then
-      logger -t check-gatway -p daemon.info -s "Interface $GW_INTERFACE does not exist, try restart"
-      /usr/sbin/service openvpn restart
-    fi
-
-    # check again for interface
-    /sbin/ip link show dev "${GW_INTERFACE}" > /dev/null 2>&1 
-    if [[ $? -gt 0 ]] 
-    then
-       # count missing states and restart after $INTERFACE_MISSING minutes
-       INTERFACE_MISSING=$(cat "$INTERFACE_MISSING_STATE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
-       echo $(( INTERFACE_MISSING + 1)) > "$INTERFACE_MISSING_STATE"
-       logger -t check-gateway -p daemon.info "Interface $GW_INTERFACE does not exist, for $INTERFACE_MISSING minutes."
-       if [[ "$INTERFACE_MISSING" -gt "$MAX_INTERFACE_MISSING" ]] 
-       then 
-         logger -t check-gatway -p daemon.info -s "Interface $GW_INTERFACE does not exist, for longer than $MAX_INTERFACE_MISSING. Going into maintenance."
-         /usr/local/bin/maintenance on
-         exit 1
-       fi
+      # count missing states and restart after $INTERFACE_MISSING minutes
+      INTERFACE_MISSING=$(cat "$INTERFACE_MISSING_STATE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+      echo $(( INTERFACE_MISSING + 1)) > "$INTERFACE_MISSING_STATE"
+      logger -t check-gateway -p daemon.info "Interface $GW_INTERFACE does not exist, for $INTERFACE_MISSING minutes."
+      if [[ "$INTERFACE_MISSING" -gt "$MAX_INTERFACE_MISSING" ]] 
+      then 
+        logger -t check-gatway -p daemon.info -s "Interface $GW_INTERFACE does not exist, for longer than $MAX_INTERFACE_MISSING. Going into maintenance."
+        /usr/local/bin/maintenance on
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      logger -t check-gatway -p daemon.info -s "restart openvpn"
+      /usr/sbin/service openvpn stop
+      /usr/sbin/service openvpn start
     else 
       echo 0 > "${INTERFACE_MISSING_STATE}"
     fi