diff --git a/deb-package/pkg/etc/dedis/dvoting/config.env b/deb-package/pkg/etc/dedis/dvoting/config.env
index ebdba6782..2b720ff6c 100644
--- a/deb-package/pkg/etc/dedis/dvoting/config.env
+++ b/deb-package/pkg/etc/dedis/dvoting/config.env
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export dela_listen="tcp://0.0.0.0:9000"
 #
 export LLVL=info
 #
+# Routing mechanism
+#
+export dela_routing=tree
+#
 # =====================
 # Likely to be updated:
 # =====================
diff --git a/deb-package/pkg/opt/dedis/dvoting/bin/start-dvoting b/deb-package/pkg/opt/dedis/dvoting/bin/start-dvoting
index 3a7ab5868..eabaa1ec2 100755
--- a/deb-package/pkg/opt/dedis/dvoting/bin/start-dvoting
+++ b/deb-package/pkg/opt/dedis/dvoting/bin/start-dvoting
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ ${dela_bin} \
     --public ${dela_public} \
     --proxykey ${dela_proxy_pk} \
     --certKey ${dela_cert_key} \
-    --certChain ${dela_cert_chain}
+    --certChain ${dela_cert_chain} \
+    --routing ${dela_routing}