diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/mcp-ocata-local-repo-dvr/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/mcp-ocata-local-repo-dvr/underlay.yaml
index ba4afdd..b066287 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/mcp-ocata-local-repo-dvr/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/mcp-ocata-local-repo-dvr/underlay.yaml
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@
           private:
             address_pool: private-pool01
             dhcp: true
+            forward:
+              mode: route
 
           admin:
             address_pool: admin-pool01