diff --git a/configs/spine1.cfg b/configs/spine1.cfg
index dd6019c..7f7c571 100644
--- a/configs/spine1.cfg
+++ b/configs/spine1.cfg
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 hostname spine1
 !
 ! admin/admin for ssh access
-username admin privilege 15 role network-admin secret sha512 $6$xQktFrbdeqEhVzLM$.1wOJB25nw2fqYaSXDu6y4mo6AP9hngMCFe2vGDl84hWoz00Q.4unoEBqspNI0HEoRz.OZhdBHqQv12KABf0B0
+username admin privilege 15 role network-admin secret sha512 $6$xQktFrbdeqEhVzLM$.1wOJB25nw2fqYaSXDu6y4mo6AP9lhngMCFe2vGDl84hWoz00Q.4unoEBqspNI0HEoRz.OZhdBHqQv12KABf0B0
+!
+! Enable IP routing - CRITICAL for BGP to work
+ip routing
 !
 ! Enable routing protocols
 service routing protocols model multi-agent