diff --git a/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/commands.py b/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/commands.py
index 6ad9b27d..9f247207 100644
--- a/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/commands.py
+++ b/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/commands.py
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ class LrRouteAddCommand(cmd.BaseCommand):
                 route.nexthop = self.nexthop
                 route.policy = self.policy
                 if self.port:
-                    route.port = self.port
+                    route.output_port = self.port
                 self.result = rowview.RowView(route)
                 return
         route = txn.insert(self.api.tables['Logical_Router_Static_Route'])
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ class LrRouteAddCommand(cmd.BaseCommand):
         route.nexthop = self.nexthop
         route.policy = self.policy
         if self.port:
-            route.port = self.port
+            route.output_port = self.port
         lr.addvalue('static_routes', route)
         self.result = route.uuid
 
diff --git a/ovsdbapp/tests/functional/schema/ovn_northbound/test_impl_idl.py b/ovsdbapp/tests/functional/schema/ovn_northbound/test_impl_idl.py
index 16cd3d33..aacbfea8 100644
--- a/ovsdbapp/tests/functional/schema/ovn_northbound/test_impl_idl.py
+++ b/ovsdbapp/tests/functional/schema/ovn_northbound/test_impl_idl.py
@@ -739,11 +739,13 @@ class TestLogicalRouterOps(OvnNorthboundTest):
                           may_exist=True)
         prefix = prefix or '192.0.2.0/25'
         nexthop = nexthop or '192.0.2.254'
+        port = port or "port_name"
         sr = self.api.lr_route_add(lr.uuid, prefix, nexthop, port,
                                    **kwargs).execute(check_error=True)
         self.assertIn(sr, lr.static_routes)
         self.assertEqual(prefix, sr.ip_prefix)
         self.assertEqual(nexthop, sr.nexthop)
+        self.assertIn(port, sr.output_port)
         sr.router = lr
         return sr