diff --git a/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh b/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh
index 4894acf9f1..ce627caeb0 100644
--- a/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ echo "EXTERNAL_NODE_IP is set to: $PUBLIC_NODE_IP"
 if [ -n "$PUBLIC_NODE_IP" ]; then
     NAT_FLAG="--nat=extip:$PUBLIC_NODE_IP"
 else
-    NAT_FLAG="--nat=none"
+    NAT_FLAG="--nat=any"
 fi
 
 # (Optional) Echo the values for verification