diff --git a/feeds/ucentral/ratelimit/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/30-ratelimit b/feeds/ucentral/ratelimit/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/30-ratelimit
index 8c1945416..17dd72ee9 100644
--- a/feeds/ucentral/ratelimit/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/30-ratelimit
+++ b/feeds/ucentral/ratelimit/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/30-ratelimit
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 [ "${INTERFACE:0:4}" == "wlan" ] || exit 0
 
 [ "$ACTION" == remove ] && {
-	[ -f /tmp/run/hostapd-cli-$INTERFACE.pid ] && kill "$(cat /tmp/run/hostapd-cli-$INTERFACE.pid)"
+	[ -f /tmp/run/hostapd-cli-$INTERFACE.pid ] || return
+	kill "$(cat /tmp/run/hostapd-cli-$INTERFACE.pid)"
+	rm /tmp/run/hostapd-cli-$INTERFACE.pid
 	exit 0
 }
 
 [ "$ACTION" == add ] && {
+	[ -f /tmp/run/hostapd-cli-$INTERFACE.pid ] && return
+	touch /tmp/run/hostapd-cli-$INTERFACE.pid
 	/usr/libexec/ratelimit-wait.sh $INTERFACE &
 	exit 0
 }