diff --git a/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/ospf6d.conf b/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/ospf6d.conf
index 91666f3a6..66896f7a7 100644
--- a/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/ospf6d.conf
+++ b/net/frr/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Quagga/ospf6d.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ agentx
 {% for interface in helpers.toList('OPNsense.quagga.ospf6.interfaces.interface') %}
 {%   if interface.enabled == '1' %}
 interface {{ physical_interface(interface.interfacename) }}
+  ipv6 ospf6 area {{ interface.area }}
 {%        if interface.bfd|default('') == '1' %}
   ipv6 ospf6 bfd
 {%        endif %}
@@ -68,13 +69,6 @@ router ospf6
 {%     endif %}
 {%   endfor %}
 {% endif %}
-{% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.quagga.ospf6.interfaces.interface') %}
-{%   for interface in helpers.toList('OPNsense.quagga.ospf6.interfaces.interface') %}
-{%     if interface.enabled == '1' %}
- interface {{ physical_interface(interface.interfacename) }} area {{ interface.area }}
-{%     endif %}
-{%   endfor %}
-{% endif %}
 {%   if helpers.exists('OPNsense.quagga.ospf6.prefixlists.prefixlist') %}
 {%     for prefixlist in helpers.sortDictList(OPNsense.quagga.ospf6.prefixlists.prefixlist, 'name', 'seqnumber' ) %}
 {%       if prefixlist.enabled == '1' %}