diff --git a/package/ntlf9t/luci-app-smartdns/luasrc/model/cbi/smartdns/smartdns.lua b/package/ntlf9t/luci-app-smartdns/luasrc/model/cbi/smartdns/smartdns.lua
index 171994192e..6a3414d9cc 100644
--- a/package/ntlf9t/luci-app-smartdns/luasrc/model/cbi/smartdns/smartdns.lua
+++ b/package/ntlf9t/luci-app-smartdns/luasrc/model/cbi/smartdns/smartdns.lua
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ o.cfgvalue    = function(...)
 end
 
 ---- Serve expired
-o = s.taboption("settings", Flag, "serve_expired", translate("Serve expired"), translate("Attempts to serve old responses from cache with a TTL of 0 in the response without waiting for the actual resolution to finish."))
+o = s:taboption("settings", Flag, "serve_expired", translate("Serve expired"), translate("Attempts to serve old responses from cache with a TTL of 0 in the response without waiting for the actual resolution to finish."))
 o.rmempty     = false
 o.default     = o.disabled
 o.cfgvalue    = function(...)
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ s:option(Value, "name", translate("DNS Server Name"), translate("DNS Server Name
 ---- IP address
 o = s:option(Value, "ip", translate("ip"), translate("DNS Server ip"))
 o.datatype = "or(ipaddr, string)"
-o.rmempty = false 
+o.rmempty = false
+
 ---- port
 o = s:option(Value, "port", translate("port"), translate("DNS Server port"))
 o.placeholder = "default"
@@ -334,4 +335,3 @@ o.write = function()
 end
 
 return m
-
diff --git a/package/ntlf9t/smartdns/Makefile b/package/ntlf9t/smartdns/Makefile
index f300d947dd..feda1c7b79 100644
--- a/package/ntlf9t/smartdns/Makefile
+++ b/package/ntlf9t/smartdns/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=smartdns
 PKG_VERSION:=2.2020.19
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/pymumu/smartdns.git
diff --git a/package/ntlf9t/smartdns/conf/smartdns.conf b/package/ntlf9t/smartdns/conf/smartdns.conf
index f082049455..3af0356942 100644
--- a/package/ntlf9t/smartdns/conf/smartdns.conf
+++ b/package/ntlf9t/smartdns/conf/smartdns.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config smartdns
 	option server_name 'smartdns'
 	option dualstack_ip_selection '1'
 	option prefetch_domain '1'
+	option serve_expired '1'
 	option seconddns_no_speed_check '0'
 	option seconddns_no_dualstack_selection '0'
 	option seconddns_no_cache '0'