diff --git a/network/service_net_map.j2.yaml b/network/service_net_map.j2.yaml
index 6b8e79d929..2ed5c5c574 100644
--- a/network/service_net_map.j2.yaml
+++ b/network/service_net_map.j2.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ parameters:
       {{role.name}}HostnameResolveNetwork: {{ _service_nets.get('storage', 'ctlplane') }}
 {%- endfor %}
 {%- for role in roles if not role.name.startswith('Ceph') %}
+    {%- if 'InternalApi' in role.networks %}
       {{role.name}}HostnameResolveNetwork: {{ _service_nets.get('internal_api', 'ctlplane') }}
+    {%- else %}
+      {{role.name}}HostnameResolveNetwork: ctlplane
+    {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}
       # special-case for MetricsQdrNetwork, which will vary depending on role
 {%- for role in roles if role.name == 'CephStorage' or role.name == 'BlockStorage' or role.name == 'ObjectStorage' %}