diff --git a/utils/he_ipv6.py b/utils/he_ipv6.py
index 1328d7e..2dec3eb 100755
--- a/utils/he_ipv6.py
+++ b/utils/he_ipv6.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class TunnelBroker(object):
                               '{2}').format(str(a), self.iface_name, e))
                 raise e
         try:
-            self.ipr.route('add', dst = '::', mask = 0, oif = self.iface_idx, family = socket.AF_INET6)
+            self.ipr.route('add', dst = 'default', oif = self.iface_idx, family = socket.AF_INET6)
             logger.debug('Added default route for link {0}.'.format(self.iface_name))
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(('Could not add default IPv6 route on link {0}: {1}').format(self.iface_name, e))
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class TunnelBroker(object):
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error('Could not bring down link {0}: {1} (continuing anyways)'.format(self.iface_name, e))
         try:
-            self.ipr.route('del', dst = '::', mask = 0, oif = self.iface_idx, family = socket.AF_INET6)
+            self.ipr.route('del', dst = 'default', oif = self.iface_idx, family = socket.AF_INET6)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(('Could not remove default IPv6 route on link {0}: '
                           '{1} (continuing anyways)').format(self.iface_name, e))