diff --git a/net/multiwan/Makefile b/net/multiwan/Makefile
index f84fcf6d0..76c61d83b 100644
--- a/net/multiwan/Makefile
+++ b/net/multiwan/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=multiwan
-PKG_VERSION:=1.0.19
+PKG_VERSION:=1.0.20
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
@@ -39,4 +39,9 @@ define Package/multiwan/install
 	$(CP) ./files/* $(1)
 endef
 
+define Package/multiwan/postinst
+[ -n "$${IPKG_INSTROOT}" ] || /etc/init.d/multiwan enable
+exit 0
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,multiwan))
diff --git a/net/multiwan/files/etc/config/multiwan b/net/multiwan/files/etc/config/multiwan
index b89096e76..c88bdf3c1 100644
--- a/net/multiwan/files/etc/config/multiwan
+++ b/net/multiwan/files/etc/config/multiwan
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 
 config 'multiwan' 'config'
+	# REMOVE THIS LINE OR PUT TO 1 TO ENABLE MULTIWAN
+	option 'enabled' '0'
+
 	option 'default_route' 'balancer'
 	# health_monitor below is defaulted to parallel, and can be set to
 	# serial to save system resources.
diff --git a/net/multiwan/files/usr/bin/multiwan b/net/multiwan/files/usr/bin/multiwan
index fb6e8b1c6..c2fb3ab26 100755
--- a/net/multiwan/files/usr/bin/multiwan
+++ b/net/multiwan/files/usr/bin/multiwan
@@ -1011,6 +1011,8 @@ max_interval=$(((1<<31) - 1))
 
 config_clear
 config_load "multiwan"
+config_get_bool	enabled	config	enabled '1'
+[ "$enabled" -gt 0 ] || exit
 config_get default_route	config default_route
 config_get health_monitor	config health_monitor
 config_get iptables_interval	config iptables_interval '30'