diff --git a/src/openvpn/init.c b/src/openvpn/init.c
index d28d1fd..4969565 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/init.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/init.c
@@ -169,13 +169,14 @@ run_up_down(const char *command,
     if (command)
     {
         struct argv argv = argv_new();
+        int flags = (script_security() >= SSEC_SCRIPTS)? S_FATAL : 0;
         ASSERT(arg);
         setenv_str(es, "script_type", script_type);
         argv_parse_cmd(&argv, command);
         argv_printf_cat(&argv, "%s %d %d %s %s %s", arg, tun_mtu, link_mtu,
                         ifconfig_local, ifconfig_remote, context);
         argv_msg(M_INFO, &argv);
-        openvpn_run_script(&argv, es, S_FATAL, "--up/--down");
+        openvpn_run_script(&argv, es, flags, "--up/--down");
         argv_reset(&argv);
     }