diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 35dae3a..3c88009 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ff_gw($ff_net, $ff_mesh_net, $ff_as, $mesh_mac, $gw_ipv4, $gw_ipv6, $secre
     own_ipv4         => $gw_ipv4,
     own_ipv6         => $gw_ipv6,
     gw_do_ic_peering => $gw_do_ic_peering,
+    ic_vpn_ip6       => $ic_vpn_ip6,
   }
 
   if $gw_do_ic_peering {
diff --git a/templates/etc/bird/bird6.conf.erb b/templates/etc/bird/bird6.conf.erb
index 1f73075..dca6927 100644
--- a/templates/etc/bird/bird6.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/etc/bird/bird6.conf.erb
@@ -53,25 +53,16 @@ protocol pipe pipe_ffhh {
 };
 
 # template for internal routing
-template bgp bgp_ibgp {
+template bgp locals {
   table ffhh;
   local as 65112;
   source address <%= @own_ipv6 %>;
   import all;
   export where source = RTS_BGP;
-  gateway direct;
+  direct;
   next hop self;
 };
 
-# icvpn template for hamburg03
-template bgp bgp_icvpn {
-  local as 65112;
-  source address <%= @own_ipv6 %>;
-  table ffhh;
-  import where is_ula();
-  export where is_self() || (source = RTS_BGP);
-};
-
 <% @peerings_v6.each_pair do |key, hash| -%><% if hash["ip"] != @own_ipv6 -%>
 protocol bgp <%= key %> from <%= hash["template"] %> {
   neighbor <%= hash["ip"] %> as <%= hash["as"] %>;
@@ -79,6 +70,15 @@ protocol bgp <%= key %> from <%= hash["template"] %> {
 <% end -%><% end -%>
 
 <% if @gw_do_ic_peering -%>
+# icvpn template for hamburg03
+template bgp peers {
+  local as 65112;
+  source address <%= @ic_vpn_ip6 %>;
+  table ffhh;
+  import where is_ula();
+  export where is_self() || (source = RTS_BGP);
+};
+
 <% @ic_peerings_v6.each_pair do |key, hash| -%><% if hash["ip"] != @own_ipv6 -%>
 protocol bgp <%= key %> from <%= hash["template"] %> {
   neighbor <%= hash["ip"] %> as <%= hash["as"] %>;