diff --git a/src/gopenvpn.c b/src/gopenvpn.c
index fdacc77..e946731 100644
--- a/src/gopenvpn.c
+++ b/src/gopenvpn.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ void vpn_config_start(VPNConfig *self)
 {
 	VPNApplet *applet = self->applet;
 	char *ovpn_args[] = {PKEXEC_BINARY_PATH, OPENVPN_BINARY_PATH, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-			     NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL};
+			     NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL};
 	int s;
 	pid_t pid;
 	socklen_t namelen;
@@ -442,6 +442,11 @@ void vpn_config_start(VPNConfig *self)
 	ovpn_args[11] = g_strdup_printf("%d", port);
 	ovpn_args[12] = "--config";
 	ovpn_args[13] = g_strdup_printf("%s", self->file);
+	ovpn_args[14] =  "--up";
+	ovpn_args[15] =  "/etc/openvpn/up.sh";
+	ovpn_args[16] = "--down-pre";
+	ovpn_args[17] = "--down";
+	ovpn_args[18] =  "/etc/openvpn/down.sh";
 
 	/* Start the openvpn subprocess */
 	pid = fork();