diff -Nru ifupdown-0.7.44ubuntu3/debian/changelog ifupdown-0.7.44ubuntu3.1/debian/changelog
--- ifupdown-0.7.44ubuntu3/debian/changelog	2013-09-16 19:50:30.000000000 +0200
+++ ifupdown-0.7.44ubuntu3.1/debian/changelog	2014-05-08 16:52:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+ifupdown (0.7.44ubuntu3.1) saucy-proposed; urgency=medium
+
+  * Fix network-interface upstart job to bring up allow-hotplug devices.
+    (LP: #1307429)
+
+ -- Benjamin Drung <benjamin.drung@profitbricks.com>  Thu, 08 May 2014 16:52:07 +0200
+
 ifupdown (0.7.44ubuntu3) saucy; urgency=low
 
   * Backport a fix from upstream mercurial
diff -Nru ifupdown-0.7.44ubuntu3/debian/ifupdown.network-interface.upstart ifupdown-0.7.44ubuntu3.1/debian/ifupdown.network-interface.upstart
--- ifupdown-0.7.44ubuntu3/debian/ifupdown.network-interface.upstart	2013-08-26 22:16:36.000000000 +0200
+++ ifupdown-0.7.44ubuntu3.1/debian/ifupdown.network-interface.upstart	2014-05-08 16:54:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -24,7 +24,17 @@
 	    IFACE=lo LOGICAL=lo ADDRFAM=inet METHOD=loopback || true
     fi
     mkdir -p /run/network
-    exec ifup --allow auto $INTERFACE
+    if ifquery --allow hotplug -l | grep -q "^${INTERFACE}\$"; then
+        ifup --allow hotplug $INTERFACE
+    else
+        ifup --allow auto $INTERFACE
+    fi
 end script
 
-post-stop exec ifdown --allow auto $INTERFACE
+post-stop script
+    if ifquery --allow hotplug -l | grep -q "^${INTERFACE}\$"; then
+        ifdown --allow hotplug $INTERFACE
+    else
+        ifdown --allow auto $INTERFACE
+    fi
+end script