diff --git a/roles/mesh-interfaces/templates/mesh.conf.j2 b/roles/mesh-interfaces/templates/mesh.conf.j2
index a98d5b8..8ca75a9 100644
--- a/roles/mesh-interfaces/templates/mesh.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/mesh-interfaces/templates/mesh.conf.j2
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ iface bat-{{ site_code }}
 	up /usr/sbin/batctl -m bat-{{ site_code }} it 5000
 	up /usr/sbin/batctl -m bat-{{ site_code }} multicast_mode 0
 	up /usr/sbin/batctl -m bat-{{ site_code }} ra {{ batman_algo }}
+	up echo 2 > /sys/class/net/bat-{{ site_code }}/brport/multicast_router
+
 
 # dmy-{{ site_code }}
 auto dmy-{{ site_code }}