diff --git a/orchestrator/builder/bee.sh b/orchestrator/builder/bee.sh
index 3bd6570..2a2fc9b 100755
--- a/orchestrator/builder/bee.sh
+++ b/orchestrator/builder/bee.sh
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ if [ -z "$QUEEN_CONTAINER_IN_DOCKER" ] || $EPHEMERAL ; then
         --password "$BEE_PASSWORD" \
         --bootnode="$QUEEN_BOOTNODE" \
         --bootnode-mode=false \
+        --allow-private-cidrs=true \
         --verbosity=4 \
         --mainnet=false \
         --block-time=5 \
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ for i in $(seq 1 1 "$WORKERS"); do
           --warmup-time=10s \
           --password "$BEE_PASSWORD" \
           --bootnode="$QUEEN_UNDERLAY_ADDRESS" \
+          --allow-private-cidrs=true \
           --verbosity=4 \
           --mainnet=false \
           --block-time=5 \
diff --git a/src/utils/docker.ts b/src/utils/docker.ts
index d89b5a8..a45c1bf 100644
--- a/src/utils/docker.ts
+++ b/src/utils/docker.ts
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ export class Docker {
       'welcome-message': 'You have found the queen of the beehive...',
       'api-addr': '0.0.0.0:1633',
       'cors-allowed-origins': '*',
+      'allow-private-cidrs': 'true',
     }
 
     if (bootnode) {