diff --git a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-octphy.cfg.tmpl b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-octphy.cfg.tmpl
index 906e7b9..2a1e2d7 100644
--- a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-octphy.cfg.tmpl
+++ b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-octphy.cfg.tmpl
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@
   ! Level required by ready_for_pcu(): pcu info
   logging level pcu info
 !
-
+line vty
+ bind ${osmo_bts_octphy.addr}
+ctrl
+ bind ${osmo_bts_octphy.addr}
+!
 %for phy in osmo_bts_octphy.phy_list:
 phy ${loop.index}
  octphy hw-addr ${phy.hw_addr}
diff --git a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-sysmo.cfg.tmpl b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-sysmo.cfg.tmpl
index c9dde86..536e5cb 100644
--- a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-sysmo.cfg.tmpl
+++ b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-sysmo.cfg.tmpl
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
   ! Level required by ready_for_pcu(): pcu info
   logging level pcu info
 !
+line vty
+ bind ${osmo_bts_sysmo.addr}
+ctrl
+ bind ${osmo_bts_sysmo.addr}
+!
 phy 0
  instance 0
 bts 0
diff --git a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-trx.cfg.tmpl b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-trx.cfg.tmpl
index 1931e9b..d95ca6e 100644
--- a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-trx.cfg.tmpl
+++ b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/osmo-bts-trx.cfg.tmpl
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
   ! Level required by ready_for_pcu(): pcu info
   logging level pcu info
 !
+line vty
+ bind ${osmo_bts_trx.addr}
+ctrl
+ bind ${osmo_bts_trx.addr}
+!
 phy 0
  osmotrx ip local ${osmo_bts_trx.trx_local_ip}
  osmotrx ip remote ${osmo_bts_trx.trx_remote_ip}