diff --git a/bin/minindn b/bin/minindn
index c6fc1f8..b6831af 100755
--- a/bin/minindn
+++ b/bin/minindn
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
         self.guided = None
         self.placer = None
         self.tunnelType = None
+        self.faceType = "udp"
 
 def createResultsDir(resultDir, faces, hr):
     if faces == 0:
@@ -206,6 +207,8 @@
     parser.add_argument("--tunnel-type", dest="tunnelType", default='ssh',
                         choices=['ssh', 'gre'])
 
+    parser.add_argument("--face-type", dest='faceType', default='udp', choices=['udp', 'tcp'])
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     options = ProgramOptions()
@@ -226,6 +229,7 @@
     options.placement = args.placement
     options.tunnelType = args.tunnelType
     options.placeList = args.placeList
+    options.faceType = args.faceType
 
     if options.experimentName is not None and options.experimentName not in ExperimentManager.getExperimentNames():
         print("No experiment named %s" % options.experimentName)
@@ -401,11 +405,11 @@
             host.nlsrParameters["hyperbolic-state"] = "on"
 
         # Generate NLSR configuration file
-        configGenerator = NlsrConfigGenerator(host, options.nlsrSecurity)
+        configGenerator = NlsrConfigGenerator(host, options.nlsrSecurity, options.faceType)
         configGenerator.createConfigFile()
 
         # Start NLSR
-        host.nlsr = Nlsr(host)
+        host.nlsr = Nlsr(host, configGenerator.neighborIPs, options.faceType)
         host.nlsr.start()
 
     for host in net.hosts:
diff --git a/ndn/experiments/experiment.py b/ndn/experiments/experiment.py
index f5f4118..a13c774 100644
--- a/ndn/experiments/experiment.py
+++ b/ndn/experiments/experiment.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
     def recoverNode(self, host):
         print("Bringing %s up" % host.name)
         host.nfd.start()
+        host.nlsr.createFaces()
         host.nlsr.start()
         host.nfd.setStrategy("/ndn/", self.strategy)
         host.cmd("ndnpingserver /ndn/" + str(host) + "-site/" + str(host) + " > ping-server &")
diff --git a/ndn/nlsr.py b/ndn/nlsr.py
index 54a6a3c..1d4150c 100644
--- a/ndn/nlsr.py
+++ b/ndn/nlsr.py
@@ -36,19 +36,29 @@
 NETWORK="/ndn/"
 
 class Nlsr(NdnApplication):
-    def __init__(self, node):
+    def __init__(self, node, neighbors, faceType):
         NdnApplication.__init__(self, node)
+        self.node = node
+        self.neighbors = neighbors
+        self.faceType = faceType
         self.routerName = "/%sC1.Router/cs/%s" % ('%', node.name)
         self.confFile = "%s/nlsr.conf" % node.homeFolder
 
         # Make directory for log file
         self.logDir = "%s/log" % node.homeFolder
-        node.cmd("mkdir %s" % self.logDir)
+        self.node.cmd("mkdir %s" % self.logDir)
+
+        # Create faces in NFD
+        self.createFaces()
 
     def start(self):
         NdnApplication.start(self, "nlsr -f {} > /dev/null 2>&1 &".format(self.confFile))
         time.sleep(1)
 
+    def createFaces(self):
+        for ip in self.neighbors:
+            self.node.cmd("nfdc face create {}://{} permanent".format(self.faceType, ip))
+
     @staticmethod
     def createKey(host, name, outputFile):
         host.cmd("ndnsec-keygen {} > {}".format(name, outputFile))
@@ -133,9 +143,10 @@
     ROUTING_LINK_STATE = "ls"
     ROUTING_HYPERBOLIC = "hr"
 
-    def __init__(self, node, isSecurityEnabled):
+    def __init__(self, node, isSecurityEnabled, faceType):
         self.node = node
         self.isSecurityEnabled = isSecurityEnabled
+        self.faceType = faceType
 
         parameters = node.nlsrParameters
 
@@ -144,6 +155,7 @@
         self.hyperRadius = parameters.get("radius", 0.0)
         self.hyperAngle = parameters.get("angle", 0.0)
         self.logLevel = parameters.get("nlsr-log-level", "DEBUG")
+        self.neighborIPs = []
 
     def createConfigFile(self):
 
@@ -207,10 +219,13 @@
 
                 linkCost = intf.params.get("delay", "10ms").replace("ms", "")
 
+                # To be used later to create faces
+                self.neighborIPs.append(ip)
+
                 neighbors += "neighbor\n"
                 neighbors += "{\n"
                 neighbors += "  name " + NETWORK + other.name + "-site/%C1.Router/cs/" + other.name + "\n"
-                neighbors += "  face-uri udp://" + str(ip) + "\n"
+                neighbors += "  face-uri {}://{}\n".format(self.faceType, ip)
                 neighbors += "  link-cost " + linkCost + "\n"
                 neighbors += "}\n"