diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc
index 6a347e510..d588ce91a 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc
@@ -917,9 +917,9 @@ function openvpn_restart($mode, $settings, $carp_event = false)
         $interface_details = legacy_interface_details(get_real_interface($interface));
         if (
             !empty($interface_details) && !empty($interface_details['carp'][$vhid]) &&
-            $interface_details['carp'][$vhid]['status'] == 'BACKUP'
+            in_array($interface_details['carp'][$vhid]['status'], ['BACKUP' ,'INIT'])
         ) {
-            /* do not restart a client if we are a CARP backup instance */
+            /* do not restart a client if we are a CARP backup instance or unplugged (init)*/
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-openvpn b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-openvpn
index ab8973fb8..f0164abb0 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-openvpn
+++ b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/carp/20-openvpn
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ require_once("plugins.inc.d/openvpn.inc");
 $subsystem = !empty($argv[1]) ? $argv[1] : '';
 $type = !empty($argv[2]) ? $argv[2] : '';
 
-if ($type != 'MASTER' && $type != 'BACKUP') {
+if (!in_array($type, ['MASTER', 'BACKUP', 'INIT'])) {
     log_msg("Carp '$type' event unknown from source '{$subsystem}'");
     exit(1);
 }