diff --git a/roles/interfaces/templates/mesh.conf.j2 b/roles/interfaces/templates/mesh.conf.j2
index 84fe2d4..3438536 100644
--- a/roles/interfaces/templates/mesh.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/interfaces/templates/mesh.conf.j2
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ iface bat-{{ site_code }}
 	batman-multicast-mode	disabled
 	batman-routing-algo	{{ batman_algo }}
 	#
-	up /usr/sbin/batctl -m bat-{{ site_code }} it 5000
-	up echo 2 > /sys/class/net/bat-{{ site_code }}/brport/multicast_router
+	post-up		/usr/sbin/batctl -m bat-{{ site_code }} it 5000
+	post-up		echo 2 > /sys/class/net/bat-{{ site_code }}/brport/multicast_router
 
 
 # dmy-{{ site_code }}