diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/atvclient/init.d/63_atvclient b/packages/sysutils/remote/atvclient/init.d/63_atvclient
index ae9fec59dc..1689c11776 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/atvclient/init.d/63_atvclient
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/atvclient/init.d/63_atvclient
@@ -22,8 +22,15 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
-(
-  progress "starting ATVclient"
-    mkdir -p /storage/.cache
-    atvclient -m > /dev/null 2>&1
-)&
\ No newline at end of file
+case $RUNLEVEL in
+  boot)
+    (
+      progress "starting ATVclient"
+        mkdir -p /storage/.cache
+        atvclient -m > /dev/null 2>&1
+    )&
+    ;;
+
+  poweroff|reboot)
+    ;;
+esac