diff --git a/src/initscripts/networking/red b/src/initscripts/networking/red
index 8e41314b6..3873974ea 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/networking/red
+++ b/src/initscripts/networking/red
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ fi
 
 case "${1}" in
 	start)
+		# Remove possible leftover files
+		rm -f /var/ipfire/red/{active,device,dial-on-demand,dns1,dns2,local-ipaddress,remote-ipaddress,resolv.conf}
+
 		if [ "${DEVICE}" != "${GREEN_DEV}" ] && [ "${DEVICE}" != "" ]; then
 			boot_mesg "Bringing up the ${DEVICE} interface..."
 			boot_mesg_flush
diff --git a/src/initscripts/system/network b/src/initscripts/system/network
index b346d487c..9694165f2 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/system/network
+++ b/src/initscripts/system/network
@@ -60,11 +60,7 @@ case "${DO}" in
 		[ "$orange" == "1" ] && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/orange start
 
 		# RED
-		if [ "$red" == "1" ]; then
-			# Remove possible leftover files
-			rm -f /var/ipfire/red/{active,device,dial-on-demand,dns1,dns2,local-ipaddress,remote-ipaddress,resolv.conf}
-			/etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/red start
-		fi
+		[ "$red" == "1" ] && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/red start
 
 		boot_mesg "Mounting network file systems..."
 		mount -a -O _netdev