diff --git a/tinc/tinc.conf.tmpl b/tinc/tinc.conf.tmpl
index f319096..61ec318 100644
--- a/tinc/tinc.conf.tmpl
+++ b/tinc/tinc.conf.tmpl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Port = ${tinc_bind_port:-9993}
 # Device is named "${network_name:-lixonet}" by Tinc and visible directly in host kernel
 DeviceType = ${tinc_device_type:-tap}
 Device = ${tinc_device:-/dev/net/tun}
-Mode = ${tinc_mode:-switch}
+Mode = ${tinc_mode:-router}
 Forwarding = kernel
 AddressFamily = ${tinc_address_family:-any}