diff --git a/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeMultiInterface.py b/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeMultiInterface.py
index 13e24ca8..6edee9a3 100644
--- a/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeMultiInterface.py
+++ b/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeMultiInterface.py
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ def __init__(self, owner, name, port, subint_config, id_interval = None, id_call
         if (not self.validcfg):
             raise ValueError("The configuration for "+str(self)+" contains errors, interface is offline")
 
+    def start(self):
         try:
             self.open_port()
 
@@ -327,11 +328,8 @@ def configure_device(self):
                     self.online = False
                     raise IOError(str(interface) + " failed to initialise.")
 
-                interface.OUT = self.OUT
-                interface.IN  = self.IN
-                
-                interface.announce_rate_target = self.announce_rate_target
-                interface.mode = self.mode
+                interface.OUT = subint[10]
+                interface.IN  = True
                 interface.HW_MTU = self.HW_MTU
                 interface.detected = True
                 RNS.Transport.interfaces.append(interface)
@@ -1024,9 +1022,15 @@ def __init__(self, owner, name, parent_interface, index, interface_type, frequen
         self.parent_interface = parent_interface
         self.announce_rate_target = None
 
+        self.mode = None
+        self.announce_cap = None
+        self.bitrate = None
+        self.ifac_size = None
+
         # add this interface to the subinterfaces array
         self.parent_interface.subinterfaces[index] = self
 
+
         self.validcfg  = True
         if (self.interface_type == "SX126X" or self.interface_type == "SX127X"):
             if (self.frequency < RNodeSubInterface.LOW_FREQ_MIN or self.frequency > RNodeSubInterface.LOW_FREQ_MAX):
diff --git a/RNS/Reticulum.py b/RNS/Reticulum.py
index b16aabad..69a717b2 100755
--- a/RNS/Reticulum.py
+++ b/RNS/Reticulum.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import os
 import RNS
 
+
 class Reticulum:
     """
     This class is used to initialise access to Reticulum within a
@@ -972,7 +973,7 @@ def __apply_config(self):
                                                 enabled_count += 1
 
                                     # Create an array with a row for each subinterface
-                                    subint_config = [[0 for x in range(10)] for y in range(enabled_count)]
+                                    subint_config = [[0 for x in range(11)] for y in range(enabled_count)]
                                     subint_index = 0
 
                                     for subinterface in c:
@@ -1001,6 +1002,11 @@ def __apply_config(self):
                                                 subint_config[subint_index][8] = st_alock
                                                 lt_alock = float(subinterface_config["airtime_limit_long"]) if "airtime_limit_long" in subinterface_config else None
                                                 subint_config[subint_index][9] = lt_alock
+
+                                                if "outgoing" in subinterface_config and subinterface_config.as_bool("outgoing") == False:
+                                                    subint_config[subint_index][10] = False
+                                                else:
+                                                    subint_config[subint_index][10] = True
                                                 subint_index += 1
 
                                     # if no subinterfaces are defined
@@ -1017,6 +1023,7 @@ def __apply_config(self):
                                     if port == None:
                                         raise ValueError("No port specified for "+name)
 
+
                                     interface = RNodeMultiInterface.RNodeMultiInterface(
                                         RNS.Transport,
                                         name,
@@ -1026,10 +1033,8 @@ def __apply_config(self):
                                         id_callsign = id_callsign
                                     )
 
-                                    if "outgoing" in c and c.as_bool("outgoing") == False:
-                                        interface.OUT = False
-                                    else:
-                                        interface.OUT = True
+                                    interface.IN = False
+                                    interface.OUT = False
 
                                     interface.mode = interface_mode
 
@@ -1077,6 +1082,10 @@ def __apply_config(self):
                                         interface.ifac_identity = RNS.Identity.from_bytes(interface.ifac_key)
                                         interface.ifac_signature = interface.ifac_identity.sign(RNS.Identity.full_hash(interface.ifac_key))
 
+                                    if isinstance(interface, RNS.Interfaces.RNodeMultiInterface.RNodeMultiInterface):
+                                        interface.start()
+
+
                                     RNS.Transport.interfaces.append(interface)
 
                             else: