diff --git a/playbooks/groups/pagure-proxy.yml b/playbooks/groups/pagure-proxy.yml
index 2f63511206..68a650b397 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/pagure-proxy.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/pagure-proxy.yml
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/2fa_client.yml"
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/motd.yml"
 
+  - name: Enable ipv4_forward in sysctl
+    sysctl: name=net.ipv4.ip_forward value=1 state=present sysctl_set=yes reload=yes
+
   handlers:
   - import_tasks: "{{ handlers_path }}/restart_services.yml"