diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr/openstack.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr/openstack.yaml
index b81cef5..61d4a8f 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr/openstack.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr/openstack.yaml
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 30}
   skip_fail: false
 
+- description: Enable forward policy
+  cmd: salt iptables --policy FORWARD ACCEPT
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_GTW01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 30}
+  skip_fail: false
+
 - description: Restart cinder volume
   cmd: |
     salt -C 'I@cinder:controller' service.restart cinder-volume;