diff --git a/etc/network/interfaces.d/openstack_interface.cfg.test.example b/etc/network/interfaces.d/openstack_interface.cfg.test.example
index e31faa6ca1..d9e7888575 100644
--- a/etc/network/interfaces.d/openstack_interface.cfg.test.example
+++ b/etc/network/interfaces.d/openstack_interface.cfg.test.example
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ iface br-mgmt inet static
     gateway 172.29.236.1
     dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
 
+# Bind the External VIP
+auto br-mgmt:0
+iface br-mgmt:0 inet static
+    address 172.29.236.10
+    netmask 255.255.252.0
+
 # OpenStack Networking VXLAN (tunnel/overlay) bridge
 #
 # Only the COMPUTE and NETWORK nodes must have an IP address
diff --git a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.test.example b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.test.example
index 3a1be73cb4..dc489e89e3 100644
--- a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.test.example
+++ b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.test.example
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ used_ips:
   - "172.29.248.1,172.29.248.50"
 
 global_overrides:
+  # The internal and external VIP should be different IPs, however they
+  # do not need to be on separate networks.
+  external_lb_vip_address: 172.29.236.10
   internal_lb_vip_address: 172.29.236.11
-  external_lb_vip_address: 172.29.236.11
   tunnel_bridge: "br-vxlan"
   management_bridge: "br-mgmt"
   provider_networks: