diff --git a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
index ae35869155..216a387a2c 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
@@ -1427,12 +1427,10 @@ function interface_ipsec_vti_configure($ph1ent) {
 			continue;
 		}
 		// Create IPsec interface
-		if (platform_booting() || !does_interface_exist($ipsecif)) {
+		if (!platform_booting() && does_interface_exist($ipsecif)) {
 			mwexec("/sbin/ifconfig " . escapeshellarg($ipsecif) . " destroy", false);
-			mwexec("/sbin/ifconfig " . escapeshellarg($ipsecif) . " create reqid " . escapeshellarg($ipsecifnum), false);
-		} else {
-			mwexec("/sbin/ifconfig " . escapeshellarg($ipsecif) . " create reqid " . escapeshellarg($ipsecifnum), false);
 		}
+		mwexec("/sbin/ifconfig " . escapeshellarg($ipsecif) . " create reqid " . escapeshellarg($ipsecifnum), false);
 
 		/* Apply the outer tunnel addresses to the interface */
 		$inet = is_ipaddrv6($left_spec) ? "inet6" : "inet";