diff --git a/envoy-control-core/src/main/kotlin/pl/allegro/tech/servicemesh/envoycontrol/snapshot/resource/routes/EnvoyEgressRoutesFactory.kt b/envoy-control-core/src/main/kotlin/pl/allegro/tech/servicemesh/envoycontrol/snapshot/resource/routes/EnvoyEgressRoutesFactory.kt
index 3cfeb3d3b..021444709 100644
--- a/envoy-control-core/src/main/kotlin/pl/allegro/tech/servicemesh/envoycontrol/snapshot/resource/routes/EnvoyEgressRoutesFactory.kt
+++ b/envoy-control-core/src/main/kotlin/pl/allegro/tech/servicemesh/envoycontrol/snapshot/resource/routes/EnvoyEgressRoutesFactory.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.snapshot.StandardRouteSpecificat
 import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.snapshot.WeightRouteSpecification
 import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.snapshot.resource.clusters.EnvoyClustersFactory.Companion.getAggregateClusterName
 import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.snapshot.resource.listeners.filters.ServiceTagFilterFactory
+import java.lang.Boolean.TRUE
 import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.groups.RetryPolicy as EnvoyControlRetryPolicy
 
 class EnvoyEgressRoutesFactory(
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ class EnvoyEgressRoutesFactory(
                         .withClusterWeight(
                             getAggregateClusterName(routeSpec.clusterName, properties),
                             routeSpec.clusterWeights.secondary,
-                            routeSpec.clusterName
+                            true
                         )
                 )
             }
@@ -373,35 +374,33 @@ class EnvoyEgressRoutesFactory(
     private fun WeightedCluster.Builder.withClusterWeight(
         clusterName: String,
         weight: Int,
-        headerValue: String? = null
+        withHeader: Boolean = false
     ): WeightedCluster.Builder {
-        this.addClusters(
-            WeightedCluster.ClusterWeight.newBuilder()
-                .setName(clusterName)
-                .setWeight(UInt32Value.of(weight))
-                .withHeader(properties.loadBalancing.trafficSplitting.headerName, headerValue)
-                .build()
-        )
-        return this
+        val clusters = WeightedCluster.ClusterWeight.newBuilder()
+            .setName(clusterName)
+            .setWeight(UInt32Value.of(weight))
+            .also {
+                if (withHeader) {
+                    it.withHeader(properties.loadBalancing.trafficSplitting.headerName)
+                }
+            }
+        return this.addClusters(clusters)
     }
 
-    private fun WeightedCluster.ClusterWeight.Builder.withHeader(
-        key: String?,
-        value: String?
-    ): WeightedCluster.ClusterWeight.Builder {
+    private fun WeightedCluster.ClusterWeight.Builder.withHeader(key: String?): WeightedCluster.ClusterWeight.Builder {
         key?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
             ?.let {
-                value?.let { this.addResponseHeadersToAdd(buildHeader(key, value)) }
+                this.addResponseHeadersToAdd(buildHeader(key))
             }
         return this
     }
 
-    private fun buildHeader(key: String, value: String): HeaderValueOption.Builder {
+    private fun buildHeader(key: String): HeaderValueOption.Builder {
         return HeaderValueOption.newBuilder()
             .setHeader(
                 HeaderValue.newBuilder()
                     .setKey(key)
-                    .setValue(value)
+                    .setValue(TRUE.toString())
             )
             .setAppendAction(HeaderValueOption.HeaderAppendAction.OVERWRITE_IF_EXISTS_OR_ADD)
             .setKeepEmptyValue(false)