diff --git a/puppet/all-nodes-config.j2.yaml b/puppet/all-nodes-config.j2.yaml
index c41cd44fac..d7e080e651 100644
--- a/puppet/all-nodes-config.j2.yaml
+++ b/puppet/all-nodes-config.j2.yaml
@@ -179,15 +179,13 @@ resources:
                 # the internal_api_virtual_ip is needed for contrail only
                 internal_api_virtual_ip: {get_param: [NetVipMap, {get_param: InternalApiNetName}]}
                 network_virtual_ips:
-{% set count = 1 %}
 {%- for network in networks if network.vip|default(false) %}
 # External virtual ip is currently being handled separately as public_virtual_ip.
 # Likewise, optional StorageNFS virtual ip is handled separately as ganesha_vip.
 {%- if network.name != 'External' and network.name != 'StorageNFS' %}
                   {{network.name_lower}}:
                     ip_address: {get_param: [NetVipMap, {get_param: {{network.name}}NetName}]}
-                    index: {{count}}
-{% set count = count + 1 %}
+                    index: {{loop.index}}
 {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}
                 redis_vip: {get_param: RedisVirtualIP}