diff --git a/usr/local/www/vpn_ipsec_edit.php b/usr/local/www/vpn_ipsec_edit.php
index f5057716bb..d04f34ffd6 100755
--- a/usr/local/www/vpn_ipsec_edit.php
+++ b/usr/local/www/vpn_ipsec_edit.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['id']))
 	
 if (isset($id) && $a_ipsec[$id]) {
 	$pconfig['disabled'] = isset($a_ipsec[$id]['disabled']);
-	//$pconfig['auto'] = isset($a_ipsec[$id]['auto']);
+	$pconfig['auto'] = isset($a_ipsec[$id]['auto']);
 
 	if (!isset($a_ipsec[$id]['local-subnet']))
 		$pconfig['localnet'] = "lan";
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ if ($_POST) {
 
 	if (!$input_errors) {
 		$ipsecent['disabled'] = $_POST['disabled'] ? true : false;
-		//$ipsecent['auto'] = $_POST['auto'] ? true : false;
+		$ipsecent['auto'] = $_POST['auto'] ? true : false;
 		$ipsecent['interface'] = $pconfig['interface'];
 		pconfig_to_address($ipsecent['local-subnet'], $_POST['localnet'], $_POST['localnetmask']);
 		$ipsecent['remote-subnet'] = $_POST['remotenet'] . "/" . $_POST['remotebits'];
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ function methodsel_change() {
                     <span class="vexpl">Set this option to disable this tunnel without
 					removing it from the list.</span></td>
                 </tr>
-				<!-- <tr> 
+				<tr> 
 				  <td width="22%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">Auto-establish</td>
 				  <td width="78%" class="vtable"> 
 					<input name="auto" type="checkbox" id="auto" value="yes" <?php if ($pconfig['auto']) echo "checked"; ?>>
 					<strong>Automatically establish this tunnel</strong><br>
 					<span class="vexpl">Set this option to automatically re-establish this tunnel after reboots/reconfigures. If this is not set, the tunnel is established on demand.</span></td>
-				</tr> -->
+				</tr>
 				<tr> 
                   <td width="22%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">Interface</td>
                   <td width="78%" class="vtable"><select name="interface" class="formfld">