diff --git a/bin/netvm-node-up.sh b/bin/netvm-node-up.sh
index b169b81..95d93bb 100755
--- a/bin/netvm-node-up.sh
+++ b/bin/netvm-node-up.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ chmod 600 "$CONF"
 ip netns add "$NETNS" 2>/dev/null || true
 ip link add "wg-${NODE}" type wireguard 2>/dev/null || true
 ip link set "wg-${NODE}" netns "$NETNS"
-ip netns exec "$NETNS" wg setconf "wg-${NODE}" < "$CONF"
+ip netns exec "$NETNS" wg setconf "wg-${NODE}" "$CONF"
 ip netns exec "$NETNS" ip link set lo up
 ip netns exec "$NETNS" ip link set "wg-${NODE}" up
 # NOTE: addresses/routes come from the generated config (wgcf carries them).