diff --git a/openvpn-install.sh b/openvpn-install.sh
index 44b0ec8..5481696 100644
--- a/openvpn-install.sh
+++ b/openvpn-install.sh
@@ -301,6 +301,11 @@ else
 			exit 4
 		fi
 		pacman -Syu openvpn iptables openssl wget ca-certificates curl --needed --noconfirm
+		if [[ "$OS" = 'arch' ]]; then
+			touch /etc/iptables/iptables.rules # iptables won't start if this file does not exist
+			systemctl enable iptables
+			systemctl start iptables
+		fi
 	fi
 	# Find out if the machine uses nogroup or nobody for the permissionless group
 	if grep -qs "^nogroup:" /etc/group; then