diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown-1.0/interfaces.wlan1.dhcp b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown-1.0/interfaces.wlan1.dhcp
index 3bd859e9e..887f3034a 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown-1.0/interfaces.wlan1.dhcp
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown-1.0/interfaces.wlan1.dhcp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-auto wlan1
+#auto wlan1
 iface wlan1 inet dhcp
        udhcpc_opts -S -b >/dev/null &
        post-up ##WLAN1_POST_UP_ACTION##
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown-1.0/interfaces.wlan1.static b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown-1.0/interfaces.wlan1.static
index f842c1193..17e4a1090 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown-1.0/interfaces.wlan1.static
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown-1.0/interfaces.wlan1.static
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-auto wlan1
+#auto wlan1
 iface wlan1 inet static
         address ##WLAN1_STATIC_IP##
         netmask ##WLAN1_STATIC_NETMASK##
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown_1.0.bbappend b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown_1.0.bbappend
index 188494843..3fb7e09aa 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown_1.0.bbappend
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/init-ifupdown/init-ifupdown_1.0.bbappend
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ WLAN1_PRE_DOWN_ACTION = "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', 'sys
 install_wlan1() {
 	if [ -n "${HAVE_WIFI}" ]; then
 		cat ${WORKDIR}/interfaces.wlan1.${WLAN1_MODE} >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/network/interfaces
+		[ -n "${WLAN1_AUTO}" ] && sed -i -e 's/^#auto wlan1/auto wlan1/g' ${D}${sysconfdir}/network/interfaces
 	fi
 
 	# Remove config entries if corresponding variable is not defined