diff --git a/src/net_setup.c b/src/net_setup.c
index 867fef945..70291bffe 100644
--- a/src/net_setup.c
+++ b/src/net_setup.c
@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ bool setup_myself(void) {
 
 	if(get_config_string(lookup_config(config_tree, "Forwarding"), &mode)) {
 		if(!strcasecmp(mode, "off"))
-			routing_mode = FMODE_OFF;
+			forwarding_mode = FMODE_OFF;
 		else if(!strcasecmp(mode, "internal"))
-			routing_mode = FMODE_INTERNAL;
+			forwarding_mode = FMODE_INTERNAL;
 		else if(!strcasecmp(mode, "kernel"))
-			routing_mode = FMODE_KERNEL;
+			forwarding_mode = FMODE_KERNEL;
 		else {
 			logger(LOG_ERR, "Invalid forwarding mode!");
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/route.c b/src/route.c
index 4e7f7e585..853b7f5b1 100644
--- a/src/route.c
+++ b/src/route.c
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ static void route_mac(node_t *source, vpn_packet_t *packet) {
 }
 
 void route(node_t *source, vpn_packet_t *packet) {
-	if(forwarding_mode == FMODE_KERNEL) {
+	if(forwarding_mode == FMODE_KERNEL && source != myself) {
 		send_packet(myself, packet);
 		return;
 	}