Isn't this the main problem?
This is what I'm now seeing
Oct 21 08:47:28 ovpn-client1[24965]: [Server-2388-0a] Inactivity timeout (--ping-restart), restarting
Oct 21 08:47:28 ovpn-client1[24965]: SIGUSR1[soft,ping-restart] received, process restarting
Oct 21 08:47:28 ovpn-client1[24965]: Restart pause, 5 second(s)
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]45.56.154.3:1195
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: Socket Buffers: R=[122880->122880] S=[122880->122880]
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: UDP link local: (not bound)
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: UDP link remote: [AF_INET]45.56.154.3:1195
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]45.56.154.3:1195, sid=86cf56c8 f26899dc
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=VG, ST=BVI, O=ExpressVPN, OU=ExpressVPN, CN=ExpressVPN CA, emailAddress=support@expressvpn.com
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: VERIFY KU OK
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: Validating certificate extended key usage
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: ++ Certificate has EKU (str) TLS Web Server Authentication, expects TLS Web Server Authentication
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: VERIFY EKU OK
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=VG, ST=BVI, O=ExpressVPN, OU=ExpressVPN, CN=Server-2388-0a, emailAddress=support@expressvpn.com
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: WARNING: 'link-mtu' is used inconsistently, local='link-mtu 1602', remote='link-mtu 1606'
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: WARNING: 'mtu-dynamic' is present in remote config but missing in local config, remote='mtu-dynamic'
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: Control Channel: TLSv1.2, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384, 2048 bit RSA
Oct 21 08:47:33 ovpn-client1[24965]: [Server-2388-0a] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]45.56.154.3:1195
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: SENT CONTROL [Server-2388-0a]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,redirect-gateway def1,dhcp-option DNS 10.170.0.1,route 10.170.0.1,topology net30,ping 10,ping-restart 60,ifconfig 10.170.32.218 10.170.32.217'
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: OPTIONS IMPORT: timers and/or timeouts modified
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --ifconfig/up options modified
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: OPTIONS IMPORT: route options modified
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --ip-win32 and/or --dhcp-option options modified
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: Outgoing Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: Outgoing Data Channel: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: Incoming Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: Incoming Data Channel: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: Preserving previous TUN/TAP instance: tun11
Oct 21 08:47:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: Initialization Sequence Completed
Oct 21 08:48:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: [Server-2388-0a] Inactivity timeout (--ping-restart), restarting
Oct 21 08:48:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: SIGUSR1[soft,ping-restart] received, process restarting
Oct 21 08:48:34 ovpn-client1[24965]: Restart pause, 5 second(s)
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]45.56.154.3:1195
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: Socket Buffers: R=[122880->122880] S=[122880->122880]
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: UDP link local: (not bound)
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: UDP link remote: [AF_INET]45.56.154.3:1195
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]45.56.154.3:1195, sid=bfea4d10 9683eb85
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=VG, ST=BVI, O=ExpressVPN, OU=ExpressVPN, CN=ExpressVPN CA, emailAddress=support@expressvpn.com
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: VERIFY KU OK
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: Validating certificate extended key usage
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: ++ Certificate has EKU (str) TLS Web Server Authentication, expects TLS Web Server Authentication
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: VERIFY EKU OK
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=VG, ST=BVI, O=ExpressVPN, OU=ExpressVPN, CN=Server-2388-0a, emailAddress=support@expressvpn.com
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: WARNING: 'link-mtu' is used inconsistently, local='link-mtu 1602', remote='link-mtu 1606'
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: WARNING: 'mtu-dynamic' is present in remote config but missing in local config, remote='mtu-dynamic'
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: Control Channel: TLSv1.2, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384, 2048 bit RSA
Oct 21 08:48:39 ovpn-client1[24965]: [Server-2388-0a] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]45.56.154.3:1195
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: SENT CONTROL [Server-2388-0a]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,redirect-gateway def1,dhcp-option DNS 10.170.0.1,route 10.170.0.1,topology net30,ping 10,ping-restart 60,ifconfig 10.170.32.218 10.170.32.217'
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: OPTIONS IMPORT: timers and/or timeouts modified
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --ifconfig/up options modified
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: OPTIONS IMPORT: route options modified
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --ip-win32 and/or --dhcp-option options modified
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: Outgoing Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: Outgoing Data Channel: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: Incoming Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: Incoming Data Channel: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: Preserving previous TUN/TAP instance: tun11
Oct 21 08:48:40 ovpn-client1[24965]: Initialization Sequence Completed