diff --git a/build/root/install.sh b/build/root/install.sh
index d1e4aa3..13385d9 100644
--- a/build/root/install.sh
+++ b/build/root/install.sh
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ if [[ $VPN_ENABLED == "yes" ]]; then
 
 	fi
 
+	export VPN_REMOTE=$(echo "${vpn_remote_line}" | grep -P -o -m 1 '(?<=remote\s)[^\s]+' | sed -e 's~^[ \t]*~~;s~[ \t]*$~~')
+	if [[ ! -z "${VPN_REMOTE}" ]]; then
+		echo "[info] VPN_REMOTE defined as '${VPN_REMOTE}'" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
+	else
+		echo "[crit] VPN_REMOTE not found in ${VPN_CONFIG}, exiting..." | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S' && exit 1
+	fi
+
 	export VPN_PORT=$(echo "${vpn_remote_line}" | grep -P -o -m 1 '(?<=\s)\d{2,5}(?=\s)?+' | sed -e 's~^[ \t]*~~;s~[ \t]*$~~')
 	if [[ ! -z "${VPN_PORT}" ]]; then
 		echo "[info] VPN_PORT defined as '${VPN_PORT}'" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'