diff --git a/node/Bond.cpp b/node/Bond.cpp
index 42b9d6894..7ffb4a57a 100644
--- a/node/Bond.cpp
+++ b/node/Bond.cpp
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ void Bond::setBondParameters(int policy, SharedPtr<Bond> templateBond, bool useT
 	// Sanity check for policy
 
 	_defaultPolicy = (_defaultPolicy <= ZT_BOND_POLICY_NONE || _defaultPolicy > ZT_BOND_POLICY_BALANCE_AWARE) ? ZT_BOND_POLICY_NONE : _defaultPolicy;
-	_policy = (policy <= ZT_BOND_POLICY_NONE || policy > ZT_BOND_POLICY_BALANCE_AWARE) ? ZT_BOND_POLICY_NONE : _defaultPolicy;
+	_policy = (policy <= ZT_BOND_POLICY_NONE || policy > ZT_BOND_POLICY_BALANCE_AWARE) ? _defaultPolicy : policy;
 
 	// Check if non-leaf to prevent spamming infrastructure
 	if (_peer) {