diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1795ec333f..3b5690eb89 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1850,11 +1850,10 @@ checksum = "e8566979429cf69b49a5c740c60791108e86440e8be149bbea4fe54d2c32d6e2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "defguard_wireguard_rs"
-version = "0.4.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6ba16f17698d4b389907310af018b0c3a80b025bba9c38d947cbc6dd70921743"
+version = "0.4.7"
+source = "git+https://github.com/DefGuard/wireguard-rs.git?rev=v0.4.7#ef1cf3714629bf5016fb38cbb7320451dc69fb09"
 dependencies = [
- "base64 0.21.7",
+ "base64 0.22.1",
  "libc",
  "log",
  "netlink-packet-core",
@@ -1863,7 +1862,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "netlink-packet-utils",
  "netlink-packet-wireguard",
  "netlink-sys",
- "nix 0.27.1",
+ "nix 0.29.0",
  "serde",
  "thiserror",
 ]
@@ -3991,14 +3990,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "netlink-packet-route"
-version = "0.17.1"
+version = "0.20.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "053998cea5a306971f88580d0829e90f270f940befd7cf928da179d4187a5a66"
+checksum = "55e5bda7ca0f9ac5e75b5debac3b75e29a8ac8e2171106a2c3bb466389a8dd83"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "bitflags 2.5.0",
  "byteorder",
  "libc",
+ "log",
  "netlink-packet-core",
  "netlink-packet-utils",
 ]
@@ -4058,7 +4058,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "memoffset",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4071,6 +4070,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cfg_aliases",
  "libc",
+ "memoffset",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 237f005d32..b2e0af2e27 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ ctr = "0.9.1"
 cupid = "0.6.1"
 curve25519-dalek = "4.1"
 dashmap = "5.5.3"
-defguard_wireguard_rs = "0.4.2"
+# We want https://github.com/DefGuard/wireguard-rs/pull/64 , but there's no crates.io release being pushed out anymore
+defguard_wireguard_rs = { git = "https://github.com/DefGuard/wireguard-rs.git", rev = "v0.4.7" }
 digest = "0.10.7"
 dirs = "4.0"
 doc-comment = "0.3"
diff --git a/common/wireguard/src/lib.rs b/common/wireguard/src/lib.rs
index fa1c22b7cb..79e685fd10 100644
--- a/common/wireguard/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/wireguard/src/lib.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ pub async fn start_wireguard<St: nym_gateway_storage::Storage + 'static>(
         address: wireguard_data.inner.config().private_ip.to_string(),
         port: wireguard_data.inner.config().announced_port as u32,
         peers,
+        mtu: None,
     };
     wg_api.configure_interface(&interface_config)?;