diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 88edb6c..5058133 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# Sample from https://github.com/traefik/traefik-library-image/blob/5070edb25b03cca6802d75d5037576c840f73fdd/v3.1/alpine/entrypoint.sh
-
 set -e
 
 # first arg is `-f` or `--some-option`
@@ -9,13 +7,4 @@ if [ "${1#-}" != "$1" ]; then
     set -- gerbil "$@"
 fi
 
-# if our command is a valid Gerbil subcommand, let's invoke it through Gerbil instead
-# (this allows for "docker run gerbil version", etc)
-if gerbil "$1" --help >/dev/null 2>&1
-then
-    set -- gerbil "$@"
-else
-    echo "= '$1' is not a Gerbil command: assuming shell execution." 1>&2
-fi
-
 exec "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ac574b7..473bd3d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	interfaceName = "wg0"
 	listenAddr    = ":3003"
+	mtu           = 1420
 	lastReadings  = make(map[string]PeerReading)
 	mu            sync.Mutex
 )
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Define command line flags
 	interfaceNameArg := flag.String("interface", "wg0", "Name of the WireGuard interface")
+	mtuRead := flag.String("mtu", "1280", "MTU of the interface")
 	configFile := flag.String("config", "", "Path to local configuration file")
 	remoteConfigURL := flag.String("remoteConfig", "", "URL to fetch remote configuration")
 	listenAddrArg := flag.String("listen", ":3003", "Address to listen on")
@@ -97,6 +100,11 @@ func main() {
 		listenAddr = *listenAddrArg
 	}
 
+	mtu, err = strconv.Atoi(*mtuRead)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatal("Failed to parse MTU: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// Validate that only one config option is provided
 	if (*configFile != "" && *remoteConfigURL != "") || (*configFile == "" && *remoteConfigURL == "") {
 		logger.Fatal("Please provide either --config or --remoteConfig, but not both")
@@ -288,6 +296,11 @@ func ensureWireguardInterface(wgconfig WgConfig) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get interface: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	if err := netlink.LinkSetMTU(link, mtu); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set MTU: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	if err := netlink.LinkSetUp(link); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to bring up interface: %v", err)
 	}