diff --git a/nfd/debian/nfd.upstart b/nfd/debian/nfd.upstart
index c9f077f..a0ccb96 100644
--- a/nfd/debian/nfd.upstart
+++ b/nfd/debian/nfd.upstart
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 description "NDN forwarding daemon"
 author      "Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>"
 
-# start on filesystem or runlevel [2345]
-# stop on runlevel [!2345]
-
-start on started  network-services
-stop  on stopping network-services
+start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE!=lo)
+stop on runlevel [!2345]
 
 respawn
 respawn limit unlimited