diff --git a/net/autossh/Makefile b/net/autossh/Makefile
index 70c4c7660..ec6e7eb11 100644
--- a/net/autossh/Makefile
+++ b/net/autossh/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2011 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2012 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=autossh
 PKG_VERSION:=1.4b
-PKG_RELEASE:=5
+PKG_RELEASE:=6
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tgz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
diff --git a/net/autossh/files/autossh.init b/net/autossh/files/autossh.init
index b9b1afeaf..cdff07c35 100644
--- a/net/autossh/files/autossh.init
+++ b/net/autossh/files/autossh.init
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ start_instance() {
 	config_get poll "$section" 'poll'
 
 	AUTOSSH_GATETIME="${gatetime:-30}" \
-	AUTOSSH_POLL="${poll:-600"}" \
+	AUTOSSH_POLL="${poll:-600}" \
 	service_start /usr/sbin/autossh -M ${monitorport:-20000} -f ${ssh}
 }