diff --git a/nfd/debian/ndn-autoconfig-server.upstart b/nfd/debian/ndn-autoconfig-server.upstart
index 1dabc6a..c4a2022 100644
--- a/nfd/debian/ndn-autoconfig-server.upstart
+++ b/nfd/debian/ndn-autoconfig-server.upstart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 script
   FACE_URI=""
   ROUTABLE_PREFIXES=""
+  ENABLE_DAEMON=false
   if [ -f /etc/default/ndn-autoconfig-server ]; then
       . /etc/default/ndn-autoconfig-server
   fi