diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-firewall b/src/freedombone-utils-firewall
index 94f161f4ee7a5f9a28c3077547b8b528846475bb..574faffae460608526459a7700bdda620c2e2a54 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-firewall
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-firewall
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ function firewall_enable_vpn {
     iptables -A OUTPUT -o tun+ -j ACCEPT
     save_firewall_settings
 
-    echo "VPN=1194" >> $FIREWALL_CONFIG
+    if ! grep -q "VPN=" $FIREWALL_CONFIG; then
+        echo "VPN=1194" >> $FIREWALL_CONFIG
+    fi
 }
 
 function configure_firewall {