diff --git a/MantleAPI/include/MantleAPI/Traffic/control_strategy.h b/MantleAPI/include/MantleAPI/Traffic/control_strategy.h
index f3f774a6e181d072812cdb68f7e87a9a7fd0c84d..f4cf6a752d5268a9b5bfc073a57a40fb11a92fdd 100644
--- a/MantleAPI/include/MantleAPI/Traffic/control_strategy.h
+++ b/MantleAPI/include/MantleAPI/Traffic/control_strategy.h
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ struct FollowRouteControlStrategy : public ControlStrategy
   {
     movement_domain = MovementDomain::kLateral;
     type = ControlStrategyType::kFollowRoute;
-  }
 
+  }
+  bool allow_lateral_change {true};
   std::vector<mantle_api::Vec3<units::length::meter_t>> waypoints;
 };