diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/underlay/virtual-mcp10-ovs.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/underlay/virtual-mcp10-ovs.yaml
index 986194a..f181a36 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/underlay/virtual-mcp10-ovs.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/underlay/virtual-mcp10-ovs.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         l2_network_devices:
           private:
             address_pool: private-pool01
-            dhcp: true
+            dhcp: false
             forward:
               mode: nat