diff --git a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
index 71b837ed29f8a9a48e72348f3c7bfb2224e66ed0..7fdff4ebbd5b13c03f5a104663b61728f0b2ee48 100644
--- a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
+++ b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     - name: Load `br_netfilter` kernel module
       community.general.modprobe:
         name: "br_netfilter"
-        persistent: "disabled" # Initially just a modprobe? I don't understand why
+        persistent: "present"
         state: "present"
     - name: Add `nf_conntrack` to modules
       community.general.modprobe: