diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml
index f494419..805a05f 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
                     - private
 
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL01 }}
-            role: salt_minion
+            role: k8s_controller
             params:
               vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 4096
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml
index b75127a..658660c 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                     - private
 
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL01 }}
-            role: salt_minion
+            role: k8s_controller
             params:
               vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 2048
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/underlay.yaml
index 240b50b..786fea0 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/underlay.yaml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
                     - admin
 
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL01 }}
-            role: salt_minion
+            role: k8s_controller
             params:
               vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 2048