diff --git a/test/conf/local_nat_fwknopd.conf b/test/conf/local_nat_fwknopd.conf
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+#
+# The default fwknopd.conf contains only comments since defaults are defined in
+# code and modified via the config file
+#
+ENABLE_IPT_FORWARDING       Y;
+ENABLE_IPT_LOCAL_NAT        Y;