diff --git a/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/bt-tether.py b/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/bt-tether.py
index c0f6c378..4b35968d 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/bt-tether.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/bt-tether.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class BTTether(plugins.Plugin):
             address = f'{ip}'
             gateway = '172.20.10.1'
         try:
-            subprocess.run(['nmcli', 'connection', 'modify', f'{phone_name}', 'ipv4.addresses', f'{address}', 'ipv4.gateway',f'{gateway}'], check=True)
+            subprocess.run(['nmcli', 'connection', 'modify', f'{phone_name}', 'ipv4.addresses', f'{address}', 'ipv4.gateway',f'{gateway}', 'ipv4.route-metric', '100'], check=True)
             subprocess.run(['nmcli', 'connection', 'reload'], check=True)
             subprocess.run(['systemctl', 'restart', 'NetworkManager'], check=True)
         except Exception as e: