diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ca84754..a102f20 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ MIX_PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER="${PUSHER_APP_CLUSTER}"
 
 FIDO_DIR=fido
 FIDO_PACKET_KEEP=
-FIDO_STRICT=FALSE
+FIDO_STRICT=TRUE
 
 FILESYSTEM_DISK=s3
 AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index 6f4c7e0..825d998 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ function our_address(Domain $do=NULL,Address $ao=NULL): Collection|Address|NULL
 		$filter = $our->filter(function($item) use ($do) { return $item->zone->domain_id === $do->id; })->sortBy('role');
 
 	// If we are looking for a specific address, and there is only 1 result, return it, otherwise return what we have
-	if ($ao && config('fido.strict') && ($x=$filter->filter(function($item) use ($ao) { return $item->role <= $ao->role; })->sortBy('role'))->count())
-		$our = $x;
+	if ($ao && config('fido.strict') && ($x=$filter->filter(function($item) use ($ao) { return $item->role < $ao->role; })->sortBy('role'))->count())
+		$filter = $x;
 
-	return $ao ? $our->last() : ($do ? $filter : $our);
+	return $ao ? $filter->last() : ($do ? $filter : $our);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/config/fido.php b/config/fido.php
index 7f18b92..ac03046 100644
--- a/config/fido.php
+++ b/config/fido.php
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ return [
 	'queue_msgs' => env('FIDO_QUEUE_MSGS', 50),
 
 	// Strict mode enforces what address we present to uplinks, when we carry more than 1 address with different roles
-	'strict' => env('FIDO_STRICT',FALSE),
+	// When true, we'll only present a role that is higher than the node we are talking to
+	'strict' => env('FIDO_STRICT',TRUE),
 ];
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