diff --git a/src/initscripts/system/network b/src/initscripts/system/network
index 0dcce060f..f334561de 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/system/network
+++ b/src/initscripts/system/network
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 . /etc/sysconfig/rc
 . ${rc_functions}
+. /etc/init.d/networking/functions.network
+
 eval $(/usr/local/bin/readhash /var/ipfire/ethernet/settings)
 
 DO="${1}"
@@ -54,11 +56,11 @@ case "${DO}" in
 		[ "$green" == "1" ] && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/green start
 
 		# BLUE
-		[ "$blue" == "1" ] && [ "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "3" -o "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "4" ] && \
+		[ "$blue" == "1" ] && network_zone_exists "blue" && \
 			/etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/blue start
 
 		# ORANGE
-		[ "$orange" == "1" ] && [ "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "2" -o "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "4" ] && \
+		[ "$orange" == "1" ] && network_zone_exists "orange" && \
 			/etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/orange start
 
 		# RED
@@ -84,16 +86,16 @@ case "${DO}" in
 		[ "$green" == "1" ] && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/green stop
 
 		# BLUE
-		[ "$blue" == "1" ] && [ "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "3" -o "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "4" ] && \
+		[ "$blue" == "1" ] && network_zone_exists "blue" && \
 			/etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/blue stop
 
 		# ORANGE
-		[ "$orange" == "1" ] && [ "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "2" -o "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "4" ] && \
+		[ "$orange" == "1" ] && network_zone_exists "orange" && \
 			/etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/orange stop
 
 		# RED
 		if [ "$red" == "1" ]; then
-			if [ "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "1" -o "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "2" -o "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "3" -o "$CONFIG_TYPE" = "4" ]; then
+			if network_zone_exists "red"; then
 				/etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/red stop
 			fi
 		fi