diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-mesh b/src/freedombone-image-mesh
index ca975fe6..52198a60 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-mesh
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-mesh
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ function initialise_scuttlebot_pub {
     echo '{' > /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/config
     echo "  \"host\": \"${HOSTNAME}\"," >> /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/config
     echo "  \"port\": ${SCUTTLEBOT_PORT}," >> /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/config
+    echo '  "allowPrivate": true,' >> /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/config
     echo '  "timeout": 30000,' >> /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/config
     echo '  "pub": true,' >> /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/config
     echo '  "local": true,' >> /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/config
diff --git a/src/freedombone-mesh-batman b/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
index 592cc87d..a64422eb 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
+++ b/src/freedombone-mesh-batman
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ if [ -e /etc/default/batctl ]; then
     . /etc/default/batctl
 fi
 
+function get_ipv6_bat0 {
+    echo $(ip -o -f inet6 addr show dev "bat0" | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}' | awk -F '/' '{print $1}')
+}
+
 function mesh_hotspot_ip_address {
     echo $(ip -o -f inet addr show dev "$BRIDGE" | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}' | awk -F '/' '{print $1}')
 }
@@ -402,6 +406,12 @@ function start {
 
     systemctl restart avahi-daemon
 
+    if [ -f /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/config ]; then
+        ipv6addr=$(get_ipv6_bat0)
+        sed -i "s|\"host\": .*|\"host\": \"${ipv6addr}\",|g" /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/config
+        systemctl restart scuttlebot
+    fi
+
     verify
 }