diff --git a/batman.py b/batman.py
index 1260ad1..c33f3e0 100755
--- a/batman.py
+++ b/batman.py
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ class batman:
     """
     output = subprocess.check_output(["batctl","-m",self.mesh_interface,"vd","json","-n"])
     lines = output.splitlines()
-    return self.vis_data_helper(lines)
+    vds = self.vis_data_helper(lines)
+    for vd in vds:
+      vd['legacy'] = True
+    return vds
 
   def vis_data_batadv_vis(self):
     """ Parse "batadv-vis -i <mesh_interface> -f json" into an array of dictionaries.
diff --git a/nodedb.py b/nodedb.py
index 8685c81..9dd9849 100644
--- a/nodedb.py
+++ b/nodedb.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class NodeDB:
         except:
           node = Node()
           node.flags['online'] = True
+          if 'legacy' in x:
+            node.flags['legacy'] = True
           self._nodes.append(node)
 
         node.add_mac(x['of'])
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ class NodeDB:
         except:
           node = Node()
           node.flags['online'] = True
+          if 'legacy' in x:
+            node.flags['legacy'] = True
           node.add_mac(x['router'])
           self._nodes.append(node)