diff --git a/pihole b/pihole
index 325ca34b..ddb8c707 100755
--- a/pihole
+++ b/pihole
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Time:
       fi
 
       local str="Pi-hole Disabled"
-      sed -i "s/BLOCKING_ENABLED=true/BLOCKING_ENABLED=false/" "${setupVars}"
+      sed -i "s/^BLOCKING_ENABLED=true/BLOCKING_ENABLED=false/" "${setupVars}"
     fi
   else
     # Enable Pi-hole
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Time:
     echo -e "  ${INFO} Enabling blocking"
     local str="Pi-hole Enabled"
 
-    sed -i "s/BLOCKING_ENABLED=false/BLOCKING_ENABLED=true/" "${setupVars}"
+    sed -i "s/^BLOCKING_ENABLED=false/BLOCKING_ENABLED=true/" "${setupVars}"
   fi
 
   restartDNS reload-lists