diff --git a/network/config/bond-with-vlans/controller.yaml b/network/config/bond-with-vlans/controller.yaml
index 2498376dfe..9d6a681061 100644
--- a/network/config/bond-with-vlans/controller.yaml
+++ b/network/config/bond-with-vlans/controller.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ parameters:
     default: 50
     description: Vlan ID for the tenant network traffic.
     type: number
+  ExternalInterfaceDefaultRoute:
+    default: '10.0.0.1'
+    description: default route for the external network
+    type: string
 
 resources:
   OsNetConfigImpl:
@@ -61,11 +65,11 @@ resources:
           network_config:
             -
               type: ovs_bridge
-              name: br-bond
+              name: {get_input: bridge_name}
               members:
                 -
                   type: ovs_bond
-                  name: {get_input: bridge_name}
+                  name: bond1
                   ovs_options: {get_param: BondInterfaceOvsOptions}
                   members:
                     -
@@ -80,8 +84,12 @@ resources:
                   device: bond1
                   vlan_id: {get_param: ExternalNetworkVlanID}
                   addresses:
-                  -
-                    ip_netmask: {get_param: ExternalIpSubnet}
+                    -
+                      ip_netmask: {get_param: ExternalIpSubnet}
+                  routes:
+                    -
+                      ip_netmask: 0.0.0.0/0
+                      next_hop: {get_param: ExternalInterfaceDefaultRoute}
                 -
                   type: vlan
                   device: bond1
diff --git a/network/config/single-nic-vlans/controller.yaml b/network/config/single-nic-vlans/controller.yaml
index ca0cbcadc2..4cfa1317a0 100644
--- a/network/config/single-nic-vlans/controller.yaml
+++ b/network/config/single-nic-vlans/controller.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ parameters:
     default: 50
     description: Vlan ID for the tenant network traffic.
     type: number
+  ExternalInterfaceDefaultRoute:
+    default: '10.0.0.1'
+    description: default route for the external network
+    type: string
 
 resources:
   OsNetConfigImpl:
@@ -70,6 +74,10 @@ resources:
                   addresses:
                   -
                     ip_netmask: {get_param: ExternalIpSubnet}
+                  routes:
+                    -
+                      ip_netmask: 0.0.0.0/0
+                      next_hop: {get_param: ExternalInterfaceDefaultRoute}
                 -
                   type: vlan
                   vlan_id: {get_param: InternalApiNetworkVlanID}