diff --git a/files/init-container.sh b/files/init-container.sh
index 5ea0a35..844b3da 100755
--- a/files/init-container.sh
+++ b/files/init-container.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-CONFIG=${CONFIG:="/etc/vpp/startup.conf"}
+STARTUP_CONFIG=${STARTUP_CONFIG:="/etc/vpp/startup.conf"}
+CLAB_VPP_FILE=${CLAB_VPP_FILE:=/etc/vpp/clab.vpp}
 NETNS=${NETNS:="dataplane"}
 
 echo "Creating dataplane namespace"
@@ -8,5 +9,21 @@ echo "Creating dataplane namespace"
 /usr/bin/touch /etc/netns/$NETNS/resolv.conf
 /usr/sbin/ip netns add $NETNS
 
+echo "Generating $CLAB_VPP_FILE"
+: > $CLAB_VPP_FILE
+MTU=9216
+for IFNAME in $(ip -br link show type veth | cut -f1 -d@ | grep -v ^eth0$); do
+  MAC=$(ip -br link show dev $IFNAME | awk '{ print $3 }')
+  echo " * $IFNAME hw-addr $MAC mtu $MTU"
+  ip link set $IFNAME up mtu $MTU
+  cat << EOF >> $CLAB_VPP_FILE
+create host-interface name $IFNAME hw-addr $MAC
+set interface name host-$IFNAME $IFNAME
+set interface mtu $MTU $IFNAME
+set interface state $IFNAME up
+
+EOF
+done
+
 echo "Starting VPP"
-exec /usr/bin/vpp -c $CONFIG
+exec /usr/bin/vpp -c $STARTUP_CONFIG