diff --git a/iocBoot/iocxxx/st1.cmd b/iocBoot/iocxxx/st1.cmd
index 18ea365faeb537e467a8a04b94d0a3b9528dfeb8..a3e13df888421993db13ddadeabe3d95dcf57370 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocxxx/st1.cmd
+++ b/iocBoot/iocxxx/st1.cmd
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ld < mpfserialserverLib
 cd startup
 #start message router
 routerInit
+localMessageRouterStart(0)
 tcpMessageRouterServerStart(1, 9900, Remote_IP, 1500, 40)
 
 < st_mpfserver.cmd