diff --git a/src/debian/debian_ts_nftables.conf b/src/debian/debian_ts_nftables.conf
index 41b88bb..a1521bf 100644
--- a/src/debian/debian_ts_nftables.conf
+++ b/src/debian/debian_ts_nftables.conf
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ table inet router {
         type filter hook input priority filter; policy drop;
         iifname "lo" accept comment "defconf: accept traffic from loopback"
         ct state established,related accept comment "defconf: allow inbound established and related flows"
-        ct state invalid counter drop comment "defconf: drop input flows with invalid conntrack state"
         tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack) == syn counter jump syn_flood comment "defconf: rate limit TCP-SYN packets"
         iifname "eth0" jump input_lan comment "defconf: handle LAN IPv4 / IPv6 input traffic"
         iifname "tailscale0" counter jump input_tailscale comment "tsconf: handle TS IPv4 / IPv6 input traffic"
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ table inet router {
         type filter hook forward priority filter; policy drop;
         meta l4proto { tcp, udp } flow offload @ft comment "defconf: track forwarded flows"
         ct state established,related accept comment "defconf: allow forwarded established and related flows"
-        ct state invalid counter drop comment "defconf: drop forward flows with invalid conntrack state"
         iifname "eth0" jump forward_lan comment "defconf: handle LAN IPv4 / IPv6 forward traffic"
         iifname "tailscale0" counter jump forward_tailscale comment "tsconf: handle TS IPv4 / IPv6 forward traffic"
     }
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ table inet router {
         type filter hook output priority filter; policy accept;
         oifname "lo" accept comment "defconf: accept traffic towards loopback"
         ct state established,related accept comment "defconf: allow outbound established and related flows"
-        ct state invalid counter drop comment "defconf: drop output flows with invalid conntrack state"
         oifname "eth0" jump output_lan comment "defconf: handle LAN IPv4 / IPv6 output traffic"
         oifname "tailscale0" counter jump output_tailscale comment "tsconf: handle TS IPv4 / IPv6 output traffic"
     }
@@ -53,6 +50,7 @@ table inet router {
     chain prerouting {
         type filter hook prerouting priority filter; policy accept;
         iifname "eth0" jump helper_lan comment "defconf: handle LAN IPv4 / IPv6 helper assignment"
+        iifname "tailscale0" jump helper_tailscale comment "tsconf: handle TS IPv4 / IPv6 helper assignment"
     }
 
     chain syn_flood {
@@ -101,6 +99,9 @@ table inet router {
         counter jump accept_to_tailscale
     }
 
+    chain helper_tailscale {
+    }
+
     chain accept_from_tailscale {
         iifname "tailscale0" counter accept comment "tsconf: accept TS IPv4 / IPv6 traffic"
     }