diff --git a/mud b/mud
index 1aded8e..81b279b 160000
--- a/mud
+++ b/mud
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1aded8ec296c7bc6e7de62a9cea3edacf7471fdd
+Subproject commit 81b279b06005bc330cc805bde40b6d57d78f5e57
diff --git a/src/bind.c b/src/bind.c
index ef22b95..b98a5bb 100644
--- a/src/bind.c
+++ b/src/bind.c
@@ -284,12 +284,8 @@ gt_bind(int argc, char **argv)
                 switch (req.type) {
                 case CTL_NONE:
                     break;
-                case CTL_PATH_ADD:
-                    if (mud_add_path(mud, (struct sockaddr *)&req.path_addr))
-                        res.ret = errno;
-                    break;
-                case CTL_PATH_DEL:
-                    if (mud_del_path(mud, (struct sockaddr *)&req.path_addr))
+                case CTL_STATE:
+                    if (mud_set_state(mud, (struct sockaddr *)&req.path.addr, req.path.state))
                         res.ret = errno;
                     break;
                 case CTL_MTU:
diff --git a/src/ctl.h b/src/ctl.h
index 09de687..f94df1b 100644
--- a/src/ctl.h
+++ b/src/ctl.h
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "../mud/mud.h"
+
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
 enum ctl_type {
     CTL_NONE = 0,
-    CTL_PATH_ADD,
-    CTL_PATH_DEL,
+    CTL_STATE,
     CTL_STATUS,
     CTL_MTU,
     CTL_TIMEOUT,
@@ -16,7 +17,10 @@ struct ctl_msg {
     enum ctl_type type;
     int reply, ret;
     union {
-        struct sockaddr_storage path_addr;
+        struct {
+            struct sockaddr_storage addr;
+            enum mud_state state;
+        } path;
         struct {
             size_t mtu;
             int mtu_auto;
diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index 70110cc..3c4a465 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -11,32 +11,25 @@ int
 gt_path(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     const char *dev = "tun0";
-    struct sockaddr_storage addr = { 0 };
+
+    struct ctl_msg req = {
+        .type = CTL_STATE,
+        .path = {.state = MUD_UP},
+    }, res = {0};
 
     struct argz pathz[] = {
-        {NULL, "IPADDR", &addr, argz_addr},
+        {NULL, "IPADDR", &req.path.addr, argz_addr},
         {"dev", "NAME", &dev, argz_str},
-        {"up|down", NULL, NULL, argz_option},
+        {"up|backup|down", NULL, NULL, argz_option},
         {NULL}};
 
     if (argz(pathz, argc, argv))
         return 1;
 
-    struct ctl_msg req, res = {0};
-
-    if (argz_is_set(pathz, "up")) {
-        req = (struct ctl_msg){
-            .type = CTL_PATH_ADD,
-            .path_addr = addr,
-        };
+    if (argz_is_set(pathz, "backup")) {
+        req.path.state = MUD_BACKUP;
     } else if (argz_is_set(pathz, "down")) {
-        req = (struct ctl_msg){
-            .type = CTL_PATH_DEL,
-            .path_addr = addr,
-        };
-    } else {
-        gt_log("nothing to do..\n");
-        return 0;
+        req.path.state = MUD_DOWN;
     }
 
     int fd = ctl_create("/run/" PACKAGE_NAME, NULL);