diff --git a/ops/nixos/lib/blade-router.nix b/ops/nixos/lib/blade-router.nix
index 2e07581ebe..ba78a300c4 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/lib/blade-router.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/lib/blade-router.nix
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ in
           remote = {
             asn = 13337;
             export_community = 5008;
+            passive = true;  # pending
             routers = [{
               enabled = cfg.linx.enable;
               v4 = "195.66.225.179";