diff --git a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-openvpn.sh b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-openvpn.sh
index 2028732a6..34f03909e 100644
--- a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-openvpn.sh
+++ b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-openvpn.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,25 @@
 set -e
 
 mkdir -p /config/openvpn
+QBT_CONFIG_FILE="/config/qBittorrent/config/qBittorrent.conf"
 
-if [ -d /config/openvpn ]; then
-  if [ -n "$(ls -A /config/openvpn 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
-    # Modify ovpn config
-    if ! grep -q route-nopull /etc/openvpn/config.ovpn; then
-        echo "... adding route-nopull to your config.ovpn"
-        sed -i "1a route-nopull" /etc/openvpn/config.ovpn
+# Correct openvpn files
+if [ bashio::config "VPN_ENABLED" == "yes" ]; then
+
+    # If there is a config file, add nopull
+    if [ -n "$(ls -A /config/openvpn 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+        if ! grep -q route-nopull /etc/openvpn/config.ovpn; then
+            echo "... adding route-nopull to your config.ovpn"
+            sed -i "1a route-nopull" /etc/openvpn/config.ovpn
+        fi
     fi
-  fi
+    
+else
+
+    # Ensure no redirection by removing the direction tag
+    if [ -f "$QBT_CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+        sed -i '/Interface/d' "$QBT_CONFIG_FILE"
+    fi
+    bashio::log.info "... direct connection without VPN enabled"
+
 fi