diff --git a/qbittorrent/Dockerfile b/qbittorrent/Dockerfile
index 8f58be02c..6f7fc4b13 100644
--- a/qbittorrent/Dockerfile
+++ b/qbittorrent/Dockerfile
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ RUN \
 # Copy local files
 COPY rootfs/ /
 RUN find /etc -type f \( -name "*.sh" -o -name "run" -o -name "finish" \) -exec chmod +x {} +
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/vpn
 
 # Uses /bin for compatibility purposes
 # hadolint ignore=DL4005
diff --git a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/93-openvpn.sh b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/93-openvpn.sh
index 0d0839082..b82afb701 100755
--- a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/93-openvpn.sh
+++ b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/93-openvpn.sh
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ fi
 echo -e "${openvpn_username}\n${openvpn_password}" > "${OPENVPN_STATE_DIR}/credentials.conf"
 chmod 600 "${OPENVPN_STATE_DIR}/credentials.conf"
 
-openvpn_config="$(bashio::config 'openvpn_config')"
-openvpn_config="${openvpn_config##*/}"
+if bashio::config.has_value "openvpn_config"; then
+    openvpn_config="$(bashio::config 'openvpn_config')"
+    openvpn_config="${openvpn_config##*/}"
+fi
 if [[ -z "${openvpn_config}" ]]; then
     bashio::log.info 'openvpn_config option left empty. Attempting automatic selection.'
         mapfile -t configs < <(find /config/openvpn -maxdepth 1 \( -type f -name '*.conf' -o -name '*.ovpn' \) -print)