diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc
index 4656d0fc9..df00ab4f0 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ function openvpn_configure_do($verbose = false, $interface = '', $device_only =
     if (!empty($interface)) {
         /* protect reload by ignoring unassociated devices */
         $realif = get_real_interface($interface);
-        if (substr($realif, 0, 4) != 'ovpn') {
+        if (!strstr($realif, 'ovpn') && strstr($realif, '_vip')) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-openvpn b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-openvpn
index 89080d4a0..8d4640e69 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-openvpn
+++ b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-openvpn
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ list ($vhid, $iface) = explode('@', $subsystem);
 
 $friendly = convert_real_interface_to_friendly_interface_name($iface);
 $carp_iface = "{$friendly}_vip{$vhid}";
-$friendly_descr = convert_friendly_interface_to_friendly_descr($carp_iface);
+$descr = convert_friendly_interface_to_friendly_descr($carp_iface);
 
-log_error(sprintf('Carp cluster member "%s (%s)" has resumed the state "%s" for vhid %s', $friendly_descr, $subsystem, $type, $vhid));
+log_error(sprintf('Carp cluster member "%s (%s)" has resumed the state "%s" for vhid %s', $descr, $subsystem, $type, $vhid));
 
 openvpn_configure_do(false, $carp_iface, true);