diff --git a/installers/common.sh b/installers/common.sh
index 4c9ee2c2..12afd03f 100755
--- a/installers/common.sh
+++ b/installers/common.sh
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ function default_configuration() {
         echo "Enabling IP forwarding"
         sudo touch $raspap_sysctl || install_error "Unable to create ${raspap_sysctl}"
         echo "net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1" | sudo tee -a $raspap_sysctl || install_error "Unable to append to ${raspap_sysctl}"
+        sudo sysctl -p $raspap_sysctl || install_error "Unable to load sysctl settings from file"
     fi
 
     echo "Enabling persistent IP tables rules"