diff --git a/el/rtpengine.init b/el/rtpengine.init
index c60828277..b5b8ca394 100644
--- a/el/rtpengine.init
+++ b/el/rtpengine.init
@@ -31,24 +31,45 @@ rtpengine=/usr/sbin/rtpengine
 prog=rtpengine
 pidfile=${PIDFILE-/var/run/rtpengine.pid}
 lockfile=${LOCKFILE-/var/lock/subsys/rtpengine}
+configfile=${CONFIG_FILE-/etc/rtpengine/rtpengine.conf}
 cachefile=/var/lib/ngcp-rtpengine/rtpengine.cfg
 PIDFILE=${pidfile}
 RETVAL=0
+OPTS=""
 
 build_opts() {
         # kernel table
-	shopt -s nocasematch
-	RPMS=$(rpm -qa | grep rtpengine-kernel)
-	if [[ "$KERNEL" == "yes" && -n "$TABLE" && -n "$RPMS" ]];then
-		MODULE=1
-		OPTS=" --table=$TABLE"
+	MODULE=0
+	# variable from sysconfig is prefer then config
+	if [[ -n "$TABLE" ]];then
+		OPTS+=" --table=$TABLE"
+		if [[ $TABLE -ge 0 ]];then
+			MODULE=1
+		fi
 	else
-		MODULE=0
-		OPTS=" --table=-1"
-	fi
+		# configfile exists?
+		if [ ! -f $configfile ];then
+			echo "Error: $configfile not present"
+			exit -1
+		fi
+
+		# get table variable from config
+		table="$(grep -Ei '^table' $configfile|cut -d\  -f3)"
+		if [ -z $table ];then
+			table="$(grep -Ei '^table' $configfile|cut -d= -f3)"
+		fi
 
-	[[ "$FALLBACK" != "yes" ]] && OPTS+=" --no-fallback"
-        shopt -u nocasematch
+		# error if directive is not presented in config
+		if [ -z $table ];then
+			echo "Error: directive table= is not present in $configfile"
+			exit -1
+		fi
+
+		# enable iptables module if derective set and positive
+		if [[ $table -ge 0 ]];then
+			MODULE=1
+		fi
+	fi
 
 	# interfaces
 	if [[ -n "$RTP_IP" ]];then
@@ -60,6 +81,7 @@ build_opts() {
 	# options
         [[ "$FORK" == "no" ]] && OPTS+=" --foreground"
         [[ "$LOG_STDERR" == "yes" ]] && OPTS+=" --log-stderr"
+        [[ "$FALLBACK" != "yes" ]] && OPTS+=" --no-fallback"
 	[ -z "$CONFIG_FILE" ] || OPTS+=" --config-file=$CONFIG_FILE"
 	[ -z "$CONFIG_SECTION" ] || OPTS+=" --config-section=$CONFIG_SECTION"
 	[ -z "$ADDRESS" ] || OPTS+=" --interface=$ADDRESS"
diff --git a/el/rtpengine.sysconfig b/el/rtpengine.sysconfig
index d01092ad2..459a1573c 100644
--- a/el/rtpengine.sysconfig
+++ b/el/rtpengine.sysconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 CONFIG_FILE=/etc/rtpengine/rtpengine.conf # main config file
 PIDFILE=/var/run/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.pid # pid
-KERNEL=yes		# "yes" enable in-kernel forwarding, "no" disables
 TABLE=0			# iptables table for in-kernel forwarding rules. Ignored if "KERNEL=no"
 FALLBACK=yes		# "yes" enables fallback to userspace forwarding only.
 RTP_IP[0]=127.0.0.1	# Local IPv4/6 address for RTP. The format of the value is [NAME/]IP[!IP].