Index: config/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml
--- config/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml.orig
+++ config/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-mode: ${BACKEND}
+mode: pf
+retry_initial_connect: true
 update_frequency: 10s
 log_mode: file
 log_dir: /var/log/
