diff --git a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/ibgp_update/templates/nokia/verify_p_ibgp.j2 b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/ibgp_update/templates/nokia/verify_p_ibgp.j2
index 3f3f8d4486b4d28d22c3d87db39517231a8b7861..ab32f687f054a24355855c55798d76a44dfc3afa 100644
--- a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/ibgp_update/templates/nokia/verify_p_ibgp.j2
+++ b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/ibgp_update/templates/nokia/verify_p_ibgp.j2
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
                 </group>
                 <group alu:operation="replace">
                     <group-name>{{ geant_bgp_groups.p_only.ipv6 }}</group-name>
+                    <admin-state>enable</admin-state>
                     <next-hop-self>true</next-hop-self>
                     <type>internal</type>
                     <peer-as>{{ geant_re_as_number }}</peer-as>