diff --git a/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/bgpd.conf b/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/bgpd.conf
index a419097b1..0a5548fbf 100644
--- a/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/bgpd.conf
+++ b/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/bgpd.conf
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ router bgp {{ OPNsense.quagga.bgp.asnumber }}
 {%       endif %}
 {%     endfor %}
 {%   endif %}
+{%   if helpers.exists('OPNsense.quagga.bgp.neighbors.neighbor') %}
+{%     for neighbor in helpers.toList('OPNsense.quagga.bgp.neighbors.neighbor') %}
+{%       if neighbor.enabled == '1' and ':' in neighbor.address %}
+  no neighbor {{ neighbor.address }} activate
+{%       endif %}
+{%     endfor %}
+{%   endif %} 
  exit-address-family
 !
  address-family ipv6 unicast
@@ -102,6 +109,7 @@ router bgp {{ OPNsense.quagga.bgp.asnumber }}
 {%   if helpers.exists('OPNsense.quagga.bgp.neighbors.neighbor') %}
 {%     for neighbor in helpers.toList('OPNsense.quagga.bgp.neighbors.neighbor') %}
 {%       if neighbor.enabled == '1' and ':' in neighbor.address %}
+  neighbor {{ neighbor.address }} activate
 {%         if 'nexthopself' in neighbor and neighbor.nexthopself == '1' %}
   neighbor {{ neighbor.address }} next-hop-self
 {%         endif %}