diff --git a/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/hci/edpm-values/values.yaml.j2 b/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/hci/edpm-values/values.yaml.j2
index 0f406a2498..5b2b10fa5f 100644
--- a/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/hci/edpm-values/values.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/ci_gen_kustomize_values/templates/hci/edpm-values/values.yaml.j2
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ data:
         edpm_network_config_os_net_config_mappings:
 {% for instance in instances_names                                                     %}
           edpm-{{ instance }}:
+{%   if hostvars[instance] is defined                                                  %}
+            nic1: "{{ hostvars[instance].ansible_default_ipv4.macaddress }}"
+{%   endif                                                                             %}
             nic2: "{{ cifmw_networking_env_definition.instances[instance].networks.ctlplane.mac_addr }}"
 {% endfor                                                                              %}
 {% if cifmw_ci_gen_kustomize_values_sshd_ranges | default([]) | length > 0             %}