diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 641cf79..13981f5 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -500,8 +500,11 @@ install_killswitch() {
     echo ""
     if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
         warning "Killswitch installation skipped. System is NOT protected!"
-        warning "Run 'systemctl start vpn-killswitch' to activate later."
-        return
+        warning "You can enable it later with: systemctl start vpn-killswitch"
+        # Still install the service and script, but don't start it
+        SHOULD_START_KILLSWITCH="no"
+    else
+        SHOULD_START_KILLSWITCH="yes"
     fi
     
     # Create killswitch script
@@ -600,12 +603,15 @@ ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/vpn-killswitch.sh enable
 WantedBy=sysinit.target
 EOF
     
-    # Enable and start killswitch
+    # Enable and (optionally) start killswitch
     systemctl daemon-reload
-    systemctl enable vpn-killswitch.service
-    systemctl start vpn-killswitch.service
-    
-    log "Killswitch installed and activated"
+    systemctl enable vpn-killswitch.service || true
+    if [ "$SHOULD_START_KILLSWITCH" = "yes" ]; then
+        systemctl start vpn-killswitch.service || true
+        log "Killswitch installed and activated"
+    else
+        log "Killswitch installed but not started (per user choice)"
+    fi
 }
 
 # Install Mullvad
@@ -1022,8 +1028,20 @@ EOFMON
     
     # Reload and start services
     systemctl daemon-reload
-    systemctl enable vpn-killswitch vpn-webui vpn-security-monitor
-    systemctl start vpn-killswitch vpn-webui vpn-security-monitor
+
+    # Enable services conditionally (killswitch may be skipped earlier)
+    if [ -f /etc/systemd/system/vpn-killswitch.service ]; then
+        systemctl enable vpn-killswitch || true
+    else
+        warning "Killswitch service not installed or was skipped; skipping enable"
+    fi
+    systemctl enable vpn-webui vpn-security-monitor || true
+
+    # Start services conditionally
+    if [ -f /etc/systemd/system/vpn-killswitch.service ]; then
+        systemctl start vpn-killswitch || true
+    fi
+    systemctl start vpn-webui vpn-security-monitor || true
     
     log "Services configured and started"
 }