diff --git a/src/etc/rc.routing_configure b/src/etc/rc.routing_configure
index 96fc57cdf..5916ce5ab 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.routing_configure
+++ b/src/etc/rc.routing_configure
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ foreach (glob("/tmp/delete_route_*.todo") as $filename) {
 system_routing_configure(true, null, !$recover_only);
 
 if ($recover_only) {
-    foreach (dpinger_status() as $status) {
+    foreach (return_gateways_status() as $status) {
         if ($status['status'] == 'down') {
-            /* try to recover monitors stuck in down state */
+            /* try to recover monitors stuck in down state ignoring "force_down" */
             plugins_configure('monitor', true, [$status['name']]);
         }
     }