diff --git a/accel-pppd/accel-ppp.conf b/accel-pppd/accel-ppp.conf
index f28a3aa7d85a6a2df775d109f00f34da283b7707..929402b0689e555a3fd4334d796c5614a5db3297 100644
--- a/accel-pppd/accel-ppp.conf
+++ b/accel-pppd/accel-ppp.conf
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ shared=0
 ifcfg=1
 mode=L2
 start=dhcpv4
-#start=UP
+#start=up
 #ip-unnumbered=1
 #proxy-arp=0
 #nat=0
diff --git a/accel-pppd/ctrl/ipoe/ipoe.c b/accel-pppd/ctrl/ipoe/ipoe.c
index 6155ccb3669842d15e42c4f0d4f6346140c02c58..6fd850da1fa0ec4acbc7bcbe1ec4641fee35a893 100644
--- a/accel-pppd/ctrl/ipoe/ipoe.c
+++ b/accel-pppd/ctrl/ipoe/ipoe.c
@@ -3846,6 +3846,8 @@ static void load_config(void)
 			conf_up = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(opt1->val, "auto"))
 			conf_auto = 1;
+		else
+			log_error("ipoe: failed to parse 'start=%s'\n", opt1->val);
 	}
 
 	if (!conf_dhcpv4 && !conf_up)