diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
index 268db92..0507edf 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/underlay--user-data-cfg01.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
    # Prepare network connection
    - sudo ifdown ens3
+   - sudo ip r d default || true  # remove existing default route to get it from dhcp
    - sudo ifup ens3
    #- sudo route add default gw {gateway} {interface_name}