diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5b5f46..4f8e5f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ DESTDIR:= /
 
 all: build
 
-build: naxalnet/__init__.py
+build: build/lib/naxalnet/__init__.py
+
+build/lib/naxalnet/__init__.py: naxalnet/__init__.py
 	$(PYTHON) setup.py build
 
 install: build
diff --git a/naxalnet.service b/naxalnet.service
index 94702ed..e923d81 100644
--- a/naxalnet.service
+++ b/naxalnet.service
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=2sec
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/naxalnet --systemd
 # Reload systemd-networkd after naxalnet signals it is ready
-ExecStartPost=/usr/bin/networkctl reload
+#ExecStartPost=/usr/bin/networkctl reload
 # When naxalnet exits, delete all files starting
 # with mesh.* in /run/systemd/network
 ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/find /run/systemd/network -type f -delete -name "mesh.*"
diff --git a/naxalnet/__init__.py b/naxalnet/__init__.py
index 8997fb4..f35e3e6 100644
--- a/naxalnet/__init__.py
+++ b/naxalnet/__init__.py
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ See README.md for documentation.
 #
 # In case you forgot to change the version, skip the number
 # and put the next number in the next commit.
-__version__ = "0.4.0a3"
+__version__ = "0.4.0a4"
diff --git a/naxalnet/network.py b/naxalnet/network.py
index 16bd6c0..fae8df6 100644
--- a/naxalnet/network.py
+++ b/naxalnet/network.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ TODO: Add more details
 from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import copy
 from dasbus.connection import SystemMessageBus
-from naxalnet.config import args
+
 
 NETWORKD_BUS = "org.freedesktop.network1"
 NETWORKD_PATH = "/org/freedesktop/network1"
@@ -38,24 +38,43 @@ def copy_glob(directory: str, glob: str, destination: str) -> None:
         copy(i, destination)
 
 
-class Networkd:
+class NetworkD:
     """control systemd-networkd"""
 
-    def __init__(self, bus=SystemMessageBus()):
+    def __init__(self, runtime_dir="/run/systemd/network", bus=SystemMessageBus()):
         self._bus = bus
         self.proxy_reload()
         self.files = []
-        self.variables = {"batdev": "bat0", "bridgedev": "bridge0"}
+        self.variables = {}
+        print(runtime_dir)
+        self.runtime_path = Path(runtime_dir)
+        print(self.runtime_path)
+
+    def set_vars(self, **variables):
+        """set the variables to replace with str.format"""
+        self.variables = variables
 
     def proxy_reload(self) -> None:
         """reload the proxy"""
         self.proxy = self._bus.get_proxy(NETWORKD_BUS, NETWORKD_PATH)
 
+    def reload(self) -> None:
+        """reload the systemd-networkd configuration"""
+        self.proxy.Reload()
+
     def add_config(self, name: str) -> None:
         """add config file to runtime directory and reload networkd"""
-        text = Path(name).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-        contents = text.format(**self.variables)
+        source = Path(name)
+        destination = self.runtime_path / source.name
+
+        # Substitute variables in the config
+        text = source.read_text(encoding="utf-8").format(**self.variables)
+        # now write it to a runtime config
+        print(self.runtime_path / name)
+        destination.write_text(text, encoding="utf-8")
+        self.reload()
         self.files.append(name)
-        Path(args.networkd_runtime_dir + "/" + name).write_text(
-            contents, encoding="utf-8"
-        )
+
+    def is_routable(self) -> bool:
+        """returns true if any interface is routable"""
+        return self.proxy.AddressState == "routable"
diff --git a/naxalnet/scripts.py b/naxalnet/scripts.py
index b448ac5..c243357 100644
--- a/naxalnet/scripts.py
+++ b/naxalnet/scripts.py
@@ -32,32 +32,30 @@ from shutil import copy
 from dasbus.error import DBusError
 from systemd.daemon import notify
 from naxalnet import __version__
-from naxalnet.default import REPORT_BUG_INFO
+from naxalnet.default import REPORT_BUG_INFO, MESH_GLOB, TMP_NET_GLOB
 from naxalnet.log import logger
 from naxalnet.iwd import Adapter, Device, IWD
 from naxalnet.config import args
 from naxalnet.daemon import Daemon
+from naxalnet.network import NetworkD
 
 
-def copy_files():
-    """
-    Copy networkd configs to volatile dir.
-    The D-Bus API does not support creating new interfaces
-    or linking to bridges. So we use config files.
-    See man:systemd.network(5)
-    """
+def setup_mesh():
+    """configure networkd to setup the mesh"""
     try:
         notify("STATUS=Configuring the network...")
         logger.info("Copying network config files")
         dest = Path(args.networkd_runtime_dir)
-        src = Path(args.networkd_config_dir)
-
         # Create the volatile directory if it doesn't exist
         dest.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
-        # Copy all files in src to dest
-        for i in src.iterdir():
-            copy(i, dest)
+        networkd = NetworkD(runtime_dir=args.networkd_runtime_dir)
+        # TODO: replace with valus from args
+        networkd.set_vars(batdev="bat0", bridgedev="bridge0")
+        for i in Path(args.networkd_config_dir).glob(MESH_GLOB):
+            path = str(i)
+            logger.debug("Adding network config %s", path)
+            networkd.add_config(path)
     except PermissionError:
         logger.exception("A PermissionError occured while copying files")
         logger.error(REPORT_BUG_INFO)
@@ -171,12 +169,12 @@ def main():
     elif args.version:
         print_version()
         sys.exit(0)
-    copy_files()
 
-    setup_devices()
     # Notify systemd that naxalnet is ready.
     # see man:sd_notify(3)
     notify("READY=1")
+    setup_devices()
+    setup_mesh()
 
     # Start the daemon so that setup_devices() is called every
     # time a device is connected or removed.