diff --git a/dahdi.rules b/dahdi.rules
index f983705..392a751 100644
--- a/dahdi.rules
+++ b/dahdi.rules
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+
+ACTION!="add",	GOTO="dahdi_add_end"
+
 # DAHDI devices with ownership/permissions for running as non-root
 SUBSYSTEM=="dahdi",		OWNER="asterisk", GROUP="asterisk", MODE="0660"
 
 # Backward compat names: /dev/dahdi/<channo>
 SUBSYSTEM=="dahdi_channels",	SYMLINK+="dahdi/%m"
 
-# hotplug support
+LABEL="dahdi_add_end"
+
+# hotplug scripts
 SUBSYSTEM=="dahdi_devices",	RUN="%E{DAHDI_TOOLS_ROOTDIR}/usr/share/dahdi/handle_device"
 SUBSYSTEM=="dahdi_spans",	RUN="%E{DAHDI_TOOLS_ROOTDIR}/usr/share/dahdi/span_config"