diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 3323c05..d16f725 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -583,13 +583,17 @@ int do_peergroup(struct peerip_config_t **lq, int argc, char **argv)
 			goto err;
 		}
 		
-		/* check that the address is not mine (loop!), and that we don't have
-		 * it configured already (dupes!)
+		/* Check that the address is not mine (loop!), and that we don't have
+		 * it configured already (dupes!). My address is ignored quietly, allowing symmetric
+		 * peer configs on all nodes.
 		 */
 		
 		if (ai_comp(ai, my_ai)) {
-			hlog(LOG_ERR, "PeerGroup: remote address %s is the same as my local address, would cause a loop!", fullhost);
-			goto err;
+			//hlog(LOG_DEBUG, "PeerGroup: Ignoring %s - it's me, my local address", fullhost);
+			hfree(fullhost);
+			hfree(peerid);
+			freeaddrinfo(ai);
+			continue;
 		}
 		
 		for (pe = *lq; (pe); pe = pe->next) {
diff --git a/tests/cfg-aprsc/basic b/tests/cfg-aprsc/basic
index 7d1f9b4..e75e79d 100644
--- a/tests/cfg-aprsc/basic
+++ b/tests/cfg-aprsc/basic
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ Uplink full1 full tcp 127.0.0.1 10153
 
 # UDP peering, first address is my local address, the rest are remote.
 PeerGroup TEST udp 127.0.0.1:16404 \
+	SELF 127.0.0.1:16404 \
 	PEER1 127.0.0.1:16405 \
 	PEER2 127.0.0.1:16406
 PeerGroup TEST6 udp [::1]:16504 \
+	SELF6 [::1]:16504 \
 	PEER61 [::1]:16505 \
 	PEER62 [::1]:16506