diff --git a/bird/bird.conf.tmpl b/bird/bird.conf.tmpl
index 4fb9ff1..0d24c49 100644
--- a/bird/bird.conf.tmpl
+++ b/bird/bird.conf.tmpl
@@ -208,5 +208,5 @@ template bgp lixonet_client {
 {{ range files "bird/neighbors" }} {{ if ne . "${name}" }}
 protocol bgp {{ . }} from lixonet_client {
     description "Lixonet BGP link from ${address} (ASN: ${asn}) to {{ . }}";
-    {{ file (print "bird/neighbors/" .) }}
+    {{ include (print "bird/neighbors/" .) }}
 };{{ end }}{{ end }}