diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-cicd/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-cicd/underlay.yaml
index 2cd9c11..ac842c4 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-cicd/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-cicd/underlay.yaml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
             hpet: False
             enable_acpi: true
             use_host_cpu: !os_env DRIVER_USE_HOST_CPU, true
+            use_hugepages: !os_env DRIVER_USE_HUGEPAGES, false
 
         network_pools:
           admin: admin-pool01