diff --git a/html/cgi-bin/ovpnmain.cgi b/html/cgi-bin/ovpnmain.cgi
index 20f256f4b..f16ba0591 100644
--- a/html/cgi-bin/ovpnmain.cgi
+++ b/html/cgi-bin/ovpnmain.cgi
@@ -782,6 +782,10 @@ if ($cgiparams{'ACTION'} eq $Lang::tr{'start ovpn server'} ||
 	&General::system("/usr/local/bin/openvpnctrl", "-k");
 	&emptyserverlog();
     }
+
+    # restart collectd to uncomment include openvpn plugin command if openvpn pid exists
+    &General::system("/usr/local/bin/collectdctrl", "restart");
+
 #    #restart openvpn server
 #    if ($cgiparams{'ACTION'} eq $Lang::tr{'restart ovpn server'}){
 #workarund, till SIGHUP also works when running as nobody