diff --git a/bird/bird.conf.tmpl b/bird/bird.conf.tmpl
index 33a1338..c028265 100644
--- a/bird/bird.conf.tmpl
+++ b/bird/bird.conf.tmpl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ protocol rpki {
     port 22;
     transport ssh {
         remote public key "${bgp_rpki_known_hosts:-/etc/bird/rpki/known_hosts}";
-        #user "lixonet";
+        user "lixonet";
         #bird private key "</path/to/id_rsa>";
     };
 }