diff --git a/lib/10-community-transit.conf b/lib/10-community-transit.conf
index 7acafb6..2d80597 100644
--- a/lib/10-community-transit.conf
+++ b/lib/10-community-transit.conf
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function pub_process_communities(int ASN; int PeerType) {
 
     # PEER
     if (PeerType<10) then {
-        if (LOCAL_ASN, 1, 1) ~ bgp_large_community then return false;
+        if (LOCAL_ASN, 1, 1) ~ bgp_large_community then bgp_community.add((65535, 65281));
 
     # UPSTREAM
     } else if (PeerType=10) then {
diff --git a/protocol/external_network.conf b/protocol/external_network.conf
index d507532..f15d883 100644
--- a/protocol/external_network.conf
+++ b/protocol/external_network.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 template bgp pub_transit {
     local as LOCAL_ASN;
 
+    interpret communities off;
+
     ipv6 {
         import where transit_import_filter(6939);
         export where transit_export_filter(6939);
@@ -9,7 +11,9 @@ template bgp pub_transit {
 
 template bgp pub_peer {
     local as LOCAL_ASN;
-    
+
+    interpret communities off;
+
     ipv6 {
         import where direct_peer_import_filter(6939);
         export where direct_peer_export_filter(6939);
@@ -19,6 +23,8 @@ template bgp pub_peer {
 template bgp pub_downstream {
     local as LOCAL_ASN;
 
+    interpret communities off;
+
     ipv6 {
         import where downstream_import_filter(6939);
         export where downstream_export_filter(6939);