diff --git a/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/bgp-l3-xl/network-values/values.yaml.j2 b/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/bgp-l3-xl/network-values/values.yaml.j2
index 8e849cafa..2e08026f4 100644
--- a/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/bgp-l3-xl/network-values/values.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/bgp-l3-xl/network-values/values.yaml.j2
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ data:
 {%       endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 {%   endif %}
+    gateway: {{ network.network_v4 | ansible.utils.nthhost(1) }}
     prefix-length: {{ network.network_v4 | ansible.utils.ipaddr('prefix') }}
     mtu: {{ network.mtu | default(1500) }}
 {%   if network.vlan_id is defined  %}
diff --git a/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/bgp_dt01/network-values/values.yaml.j2 b/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/bgp_dt01/network-values/values.yaml.j2
index 9b95aeda1..c4da7de5f 100644
--- a/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/bgp_dt01/network-values/values.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/bgp_dt01/network-values/values.yaml.j2
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ data:
 {%      endfor %}
 {%    endif %}
 {%  endif %}
+    gateway: {{ network.network_v4 | ansible.utils.nthhost(1) }}
     prefix-length: {{ network.network_v4 | ansible.utils.ipaddr('prefix') }}
     mtu: {{ network.mtu | default(1500) }}
 {%  if network.vlan_id is defined  %}