diff --git a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/bc_templates/routers/nokia/router/pim.j2 b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/bc_templates/routers/nokia/router/pim.j2
index ccf8e8d57cb5a95281b18fc5c36c8b3adcd6255e..8b56f5baa192a7cbe4632c63003b723ec2c203dd 100644
--- a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/bc_templates/routers/nokia/router/pim.j2
+++ b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/bc_templates/routers/nokia/router/pim.j2
@@ -27,5 +27,12 @@
                 <interface>
                     <interface-name>system</interface-name>
                 </interface>
+                <interface>
+                <interface-name>dsc.0</interface-name>
+                    <admin-state>enable</admin-state>
+                    <ipv4>
+                        <multicast>true</multicast>
+                    </ipv4>
+                </interface>
             </pim>