diff --git a/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults b/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
index de453caa8..cad508851 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
+++ b/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@ if [ "$(uci -q show network.globals | grep mptcp_path_manager)" = "" ]; then
 	set network.globals.multipath='enable'
 	set network.globals.mptcp_path_manager='fullmesh'
 	set network.globals.mptcp_scheduler='default'
-	set network.globals.congestion='olia'
+	set network.globals.congestion='bbr'
 	set network.globals.mptcp_checksum=0
 	set network.globals.mptcp_syn_retries=5
 	commit network
 	EOF
 fi
+if [ "$(uci -q get network.globals.congestion)" != "bbr" ]; then
+	uci -q batch <<-EOF
+	set network.globals.congestion=bbr
+	commit network
+	EOF
+fi
 if [ "$(uci -q get network.globals.mptcp_syn_retries)" != "5" ]; then
 	uci -q batch <<-EOF
 	set network.globals.mptcp_syn_retries=5