diff --git a/init.d/net.lo.in b/init.d/net.lo.in
index d42b5ae..47bdc2f 100644
--- a/init.d/net.lo.in
+++ b/init.d/net.lo.in
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ _wait_for_carrier()
 	_has_carrier  && return 0
 
 	eval timeout=\$carrier_timeout_${IFVAR}
-	timeout=${timeout:-${carrier_timeout:-0}}
+	timeout=${timeout:-${carrier_timeout:-5}}
 
 	# Incase users don't want this nice feature ...
 	[ ${timeout} -le 0 ] && return 0
diff --git a/net/iproute2.sh b/net/iproute2.sh
index 3bab7b7..194c593 100644
--- a/net/iproute2.sh
+++ b/net/iproute2.sh
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ _delete_addresses()
 
 _has_carrier()
 {
-	LC_ALL=C ip link show dev "${IFACE}" | grep -q "LOWER_UP"
+	return 0
 }
 
 _tunnel()