diff --git a/src/openvpn/route.c b/src/openvpn/route.c
index 6c027d9..6ab4392 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/route.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/route.c
@@ -1055,7 +1055,10 @@
                     ret = add_route3(rl->spec.remote_host, IPV4_NETMASK_HOST,
                                      rl->rgi.gateway.addr, tt, flags | ROUTE_REF_GW,
                                      &rl->rgi, es, ctx);
-                    rl->iflags |= RL_DID_LOCAL;
+                    if (ret)
+                    {
+                        rl->iflags |= RL_DID_LOCAL;
+                    }
                 }
                 else
                 {