diff --git a/files/qemu-ifup b/files/qemu-ifup
index f121df7..898674f 100755
--- a/files/qemu-ifup
+++ b/files/qemu-ifup
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -e
+set -Eeuo pipefail
 IFACE=$1
-# vm<vm_id>.<num>
 
-source /etc/libvirt/hooks/$IFACE
-echo CLUSTER=$CLUSTER
+source /etc/libvirt/hooks/$IFACE || true
 
 if ! [[ $CLUSTER =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
     echo "CLUSTER seems not to be valid"
     exit 10
 fi
 
-LOOPBACKIP=$(dig a +short $HOSTNAME)
+LOOPBACKIP=$(ip -4 addr show dev lo | grep -Po 'inet \K[\d.]+' | grep -v "^127.0.0.1$")
 BRIDGE=br${CLUSTER}
 VXLAN=vxlan${CLUSTER}
 VNI=${CLUSTER}
diff --git a/files/qemu-ifup-public b/files/qemu-ifup-public
index 527868e..6b92066 100755
--- a/files/qemu-ifup-public
+++ b/files/qemu-ifup-public
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -e
-set -x
+set -Eeuo pipefail
 IFACE=$1
 
-source /etc/libvirt/hooks/$IFACE
-echo CLUSTER=$CLUSTER
-echo IP=$IP
+source /etc/libvirt/hooks/$IFACE || true
+
+: ${PUBLICMAC:=52:54:00:00:00:11}
 
 maxprefixv6=64
 maxprefixv4=25
 
-publicmac=52:54:00:00:00:11
-
-
 if [ -z $IP ]; then
         echo "got nothing back from the API"
 	exit 10
@@ -30,6 +26,7 @@ eui64() {
 
 
 ip link set up ${IFACE}
+ip addr add fe80::1/64 dev ${IFACE}
 arp -i ${IFACE} -Ds 169.254.0.1 ${IFACE} netmask 255.255.255.255 pub 
 
 
@@ -65,7 +62,7 @@ for IP in "${IPS[@]}"; do
         fi
 
         echo "we got IPv6 with prefix ${BASH_REMATCH[0]}"
-	ip route add ${IP} dev ${IFACE} via $(eui64 $publicmac)
+	ip route add ${IP} dev ${IFACE} via $(eui64 $PUBLICMAC)
 
      else										### don't know what we have but something we can't work with
         echo "Unable to detect with what prefix I'm working with"