diff --git a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk_migration/templates/juniper/trunk_interface.j2 b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk_migration/templates/juniper/trunk_interface.j2
index c5f43d7687385c8650ff69f479fb63836f909d7f..e45e15465afa580253549b87a83a357dd81ca34d 100644
--- a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk_migration/templates/juniper/trunk_interface.j2
+++ b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk_migration/templates/juniper/trunk_interface.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                 bfd-liveness-detection {
                     minimum-interval {{ bfd_min_interval }};
                     neighbor {{ remaining_side['loopback'] }};
-                    local-address {{ new_side['loopback'] }};
+                    local-address {{ new_node.router.router_lo_ipv4_address }};
                 }
               {% endif %}
               {% if (new_side.minimum_links | int) > 0 %}