diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/underlay.yaml
index ef002fe..6069493 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/underlay.yaml
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@
           private:
             address_pool: private-pool01
             dhcp: false
+            forward:
+              mode: route
 
           #tenant:
           #  address_pool: tenant-pool01