diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mesh b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mesh
index a51b20e235788d905a5fdeec203daddb2a1ae86a..43c4e4d46e9d134caa3750049a0c93814d245e75 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mesh
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/310-gluon-mesh-batman-adv-core-mesh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ uci:section('batman-adv', 'mesh', 'bat0',
 	    {
 		    orig_interval = 5000,
 		    gw_mode = 'client',
+		    hop_penalty = 15,
 		    multicast_mode = 0,
 	    }
 )