diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc
index 0121df872..db99264f0 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ function plugins_firewall($fw)
     return $fw;
 }
 
-function plugins_configure()
+function plugins_configure($verbose = true)
 {
     foreach (plugins_scan() as $name => $path) {
         require_once $path;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ function plugins_configure()
         if (function_exists($func)) {
             $workers = $func();
             foreach ($workers as $worker) {
-                $worker();
+                $worker($verbose);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/miniupnpd.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/miniupnpd.inc
index a8739aff6..b59718291 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/miniupnpd.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/miniupnpd.inc
@@ -83,17 +83,6 @@ function miniupnpd_configure()
     return array('miniupnpd_configure_do');
 }
 
-function miniupnpd_configure_do()
-{
-    if (!miniupnpd_enabled()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    echo "Starting UPnP service...";
-    miniupnpd_sync_package();
-    echo "done.\n";
-}
-
 function miniupnpd_uuid()
 {
     /* md5 hash of wan mac */
@@ -102,21 +91,30 @@ function miniupnpd_uuid()
     return substr($uuid,0,8).'-'.substr($uuid,9,4).'-'.substr($uuid,13,4).'-'.substr($uuid,17,4).'-'.substr($uuid,21,12);
 }
 
-function miniupnpd_sync_package()
+function miniupnpd_configure_do($verbose = false)
 {
     global $config;
-    global $input_errors;
+
+    if (!miniupnpd_enabled()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ($verbose) {
+        echo 'Starting UPnP service...';
+        flush();
+    }
 
     $upnp_config = $config['installedpackages']['miniupnpd']['config'][0];
     $config_file = '/var/etc/miniupnpd.conf';
 
     $ext_ifname = get_real_interface($upnp_config['ext_iface']);
     if ($ext_ifname == $upnp_config['ext_iface']) {
-        log_error("miniupnpd: Could not resolve real interface for {$upnp_config['ext_iface']}, exit");
+        if ($verbose) {
+            echo "failed.\n";
+        }
         return;
     }
 
-
     $config_text = "ext_ifname={$ext_ifname}\n";
     $config_text .= "port=2189\n";
 
@@ -234,4 +232,8 @@ function miniupnpd_sync_package()
             @unlink($config_file);
         }
     }
+
+    if ($verbose) {
+        echo "done.\n";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.bootup b/src/etc/rc.bootup
index 77de8871a..4b9149ef8 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.bootup
+++ b/src/etc/rc.bootup
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ filter_configure_sync(true);
 
 /* Run all registered plugins */
 if (function_exists('plugins_configure')) {
-    plugins_configure();
+    plugins_configure(true);
 }
 
 /* start IPsec tunnels */