diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
index 5937c21..a715ead 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ class rhizo_base {
       }
   }
 
+  sysctl { 'net.ipv4.ip_forward':
+      value => '1'
+  }
+
+
 #Rhizomatica scripts
   file { '/home/rhizomatica/bin':
       ensure  => directory,