diff --git a/src/device/service/drivers/__init__.py b/src/device/service/drivers/__init__.py
index 7c4338162ef59c8958c4127fea5d75ce66c07b1c..193e997ddcd09656a113904022419e18571563c4 100644
--- a/src/device/service/drivers/__init__.py
+++ b/src/device/service/drivers/__init__.py
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ if LOAD_ALL_DEVICE_DRIVERS:
         (CustomIpowdmDriver, [
             {
                 FilterFieldEnum.DEVICE_TYPE: [
-                    DeviceTypeEnum.PACKET_ROUTER
+                    DeviceTypeEnum.PACKET_ROUTER,
+                    DeviceTypeEnum.EMULATED_PACKET_ROUTER
                 ],
                 FilterFieldEnum.DRIVER     : DeviceDriverEnum.DEVICEDRIVER_CUSTOM_IPOWDM,
             }