diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/metasploitable/recipes/iptables.rb b/chef/cookbooks/metasploitable/recipes/iptables.rb
index 24ecf80..83c0c78 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/metasploitable/recipes/iptables.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/metasploitable/recipes/iptables.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ iptables_rule '00_established' do
   lines '-A INPUT -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT'
 end
 
+iptables_rule '00_lo_allow_in' do
+  lines '-I INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT'
+end
+
+iptables_rule '00_lo_allow_out' do
+  lines '-I OUTPUT -o lo -j ACCEPT'
+end
+
 iptables_rule '01_ssh' do
   lines "-A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT"
 end
@@ -21,6 +29,3 @@ end
 iptables_rule '999_drop_all' do
   lines '-A INPUT -j DROP'
 end
-
-
-