diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
index ff7c210a2..7025d1ecc 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
@@ -439,6 +439,9 @@ void setupDetector() {
     setInitialExtSignals();
     // 10G UDP
     enableTenGigabitEthernet(1);
+#ifdef VIRTUAL
+    enableTenGigabitEthernet(0);
+#endif
 
     // check module type attached if not in debug mode
     {