diff --git a/services/weewx.hcl b/services/weewx.hcl
index e50d1ea..ccf1bdc 100644
--- a/services/weewx.hcl
+++ b/services/weewx.hcl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ job "weewx" {
 
       config {
         image = "gitea.v.paler.net/ppetru/weewx:latest"
+        # to be able to receive UDP broadcast packets from the weatherlink
+        network_mode = "host"
         volumes = [
           "/data/compute/appdata/weewx/etc:/etc/weewx",
           "/data/compute/appdata/weewx/html:/var/www/html",