diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/check_site.lua b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/check_site.lua
index 384b3224..6b642927 100644
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/check_site.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/check_site.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 if need_table('mesh', nil, false) and  need_table('mesh.batman_adv', nil, false) then
   need_number('mesh.batman_adv.gw_sel_class', false)
+  need_one_of('mesh.batman_adv.routing_algo', {'BATMAN_IV', 'BATMAN_V'}, false)
 end
diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_bat0.sh b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_bat0.sh
index 781d91c3..6e9034b6 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_bat0.sh
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_bat0.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ proto_gluon_bat0_renew() {
 	local config="$1"
 
 	lock /var/lock/gluon_bat0.lock
+	
+	local routing_algo="$(uci get batman-adv.bat0.routing_algo)"
+	
+	echo "The algo is set to $routing_algo"
+	
+	echo $routing_algo > /sys/module/batman_adv/parameters/routing_algo	
 
 	local ifdump="$(ubus call network.interface dump)"
 
diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-mesh b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-mesh
index 8153f075..b119531a 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-mesh
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/luasrc/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-mesh
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ if site.mesh and site.mesh.batman_adv then
 	gw_sel_class = site.mesh.batman_adv.gw_sel_class
 end
 
+local routing_algo
+if site.mesh and site.mesh.batman_adv then
+	routing_algo = site.mesh.batman_adv.routing_algo
+end
+
 uci:delete('batman-adv', 'bat0')
 uci:section('batman-adv', 'mesh', 'bat0', {
 	orig_interval = 5000,
 	gw_mode = 'client',
 	gw_sel_class = gw_sel_class,
 	hop_penalty = 15,
+	routing_algo = routing_algo,
 	multicast_mode = false,
 })
 uci:save('batman-adv')