diff --git a/tasks/configure.yml b/tasks/configure.yml
index 2493ffb..c51caf2 100644
--- a/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,12 @@
   become: true
   when: netplan_configuration != []
   notify: netplan generate config
+  
+- name: set ipv4_forward
+  ansible.posix.sysctl:
+    name: net.ipv4.ip_forward
+    value: '1'
+    sysctl_set: true
+    state: present
+    reload: true
+  when: netplan_configuration['network']['tunnels'] is defined