diff --git a/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-client-bridge-local-node b/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-client-bridge-local-node
index 824d8d40..4b51db0c 100755
--- a/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-client-bridge-local-node
+++ b/package/gluon-client-bridge/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-client-bridge-local-node
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ uci:section('network', 'device', 'local_node_dev', {
 local ip4, ip6
 
 if next_node.ip4 then
-	local plen = site.prefix4():match('/%d+$')
-	ip4 = next_node.ip4 .. plen
+	ip4 = next_node.ip4 .. '/32'
 end
 
 if next_node.ip6 then
diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-client-bridge b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-client-bridge
index 4658b419..58c6084a 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-client-bridge
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/320-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-client-bridge
@@ -25,7 +25,18 @@ uci:section('network', 'interface', 'client', {
 
 uci:delete('network', 'client_lan')
 
+uci:section('network', 'rule', 'local_node_rule', {
+	src = next_node.ip4 .. '/32',
+	lookup = 2,
+})
+uci:set('network', 'local_node_rule', 'in', 'loopback')
+
 uci:delete('network', 'local_node_route')
+uci:section('network', 'route', 'local_node_route', {
+	interface = 'local_node',
+	target = site.prefix4(),
+	table = 2,
+})
 
 uci:section('network', 'rule6', 'local_node_rule6', {
 	src = next_node.ip6 .. '/128',