diff --git a/luci-app-autorepeater/files/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-autorepeater b/luci-app-autorepeater/files/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-autorepeater
index b3bfcd473..d6590a5e1 100644
--- a/luci-app-autorepeater/files/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-autorepeater
+++ b/luci-app-autorepeater/files/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-autorepeater
@@ -13,7 +13,16 @@ uci -q batch <<-EOF >/dev/null
 	add ucitrack autorepeater
 	set ucitrack.@autorepeater[-1].init=autorepeater
 	commit ucitrack
+	delete firewall.autorepeater
+	set firewall.autorepeater=include
+	set firewall.autorepeater.type=script
+	set firewall.autorepeater.path=/var/etc/autorepeater.include
+	set firewall.autorepeater.reload=0
+	commit firewall
 EOF
 
+chmod 755 /etc/init.d/autorepeater >/dev/null 2>&1
+/etc/init.d/autorepeater enable >/dev/null 2>&1
+
 rm -f /tmp/luci-indexcache
 exit 0