diff --git a/el/rtpengine.init b/el/rtpengine.init
index 736f243b5..c337b22b0 100644
--- a/el/rtpengine.init
+++ b/el/rtpengine.init
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 # Source function library.
 . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
 
+# defaults
+TABLE=0
+
 if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine ]
 then
         . /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine