diff --git a/templates/510_init-daemons-ngcp.yaml.tt2 b/templates/510_init-daemons-ngcp.yaml.tt2
index 97d93e3..e8ba322 100644
--- a/templates/510_init-daemons-ngcp.yaml.tt2
+++ b/templates/510_init-daemons-ngcp.yaml.tt2
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ service:
     running: {{if and [% (is_proxy || is_li) && voisniff.daemon.start == 'yes' ? 1 : 0 %] .Vars.NODE_ACTIVE}} true {{else}} false {{end}}
 
   ngcpcfg-api.service:
-    enabled: false
-    running: false
+    enabled: [% is_mgmt && bootenv.ngcpcfg_api.enable == "yes" ? 'true' : 'false' %]
+    running: [% is_mgmt && bootenv.ngcpcfg_api.enable == "yes" ? 'true' : 'false' %]
 
   ngcp-faxserver.service:
     enabled: false