diff --git a/ops/nixos/bvm-nixosmgmt/default.nix b/ops/nixos/bvm-nixosmgmt/default.nix
index e3a0c50d0b..cc675828b5 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/bvm-nixosmgmt/default.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/bvm-nixosmgmt/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
   ];
 
   # Networking!
+  boot.kernel.sysctl."net.ipv4.ip_forward" = 1;
+  boot.kernel.sysctl."net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding" = 1;
   networking = {
     hostName = "bvm-nixosmgmt";
     hostId = "49b0fbc7";