diff --git a/src/freedombone-mesh-batman b/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
index a1fecd34..c7d00ed5 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
+++ b/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ function start {
 
     systemctl restart nginx
 
+    if [ ! -f $MESH_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL ]; then
+        echo 'bmx7' > $MESH_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL
+    fi
+
     if grep -q "bmx6" $MESH_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL; then
         systemctl restart bmx6
     else