diff --git a/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/defaults/main.yml b/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/defaults/main.yml
index ba25e8833b..b3feacd135 100644
--- a/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/defaults/main.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ cifmw_adoption_osp_deploy_repos:
   - openstack-17.1-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms
   - fast-datapath-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms
   - rhceph-7-tools-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms
+
+cifmw_adoption_osp_deploy_adoption_vars_exclude_nets:
+  - "{{ cifmw_libvirt_manager_pub_net | default("ocpbm") }}
diff --git a/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/templates/adoption_vars.yaml.j2 b/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/templates/adoption_vars.yaml.j2
index 1bf61a7aad..d0a581445f 100644
--- a/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/templates/adoption_vars.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/adoption_osp_deploy/templates/adoption_vars.yaml.j2
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ edpm_nodes:
     ansible:
       ansibleHost: {{ node_nets.networks.ctlplane.ip_v4 }}
     networks:
-    {% for net in node_nets.networks.keys() %}
-      - defaultRoute: true
-        fixedIP: {{ node_nets.networks[net].ip_v4 }}
+    {% for net in node_nets.networks.keys() if net not in cifmw_adoption_osp_deploy_adoption_vars_exclude_nets %}
+      - fixedIP: {{ node_nets.networks[net].ip_v4 }}
         name: {{ net }}
         subnetName: subnet1
+{% if net == 'ctlplane' %}
+        defaultRoute: true
+{% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
     {% endfor %}
   {% for networker in _vm_groups['osp-networkers'] | default([]) %}
@@ -43,11 +45,13 @@ edpm_nodes:
     ansible:
       ansibleHost: {{ node_nets.networks.ctlplane.ip_v4 }}
     networks:
-    {% for net in node_nets.networks.keys() %}
-      - defaultRoute: true
-        fixedIP: {{ node_nets.networks[net].ip_v4 }}
+    {% for net in node_nets.networks.keys() if net not in cifmw_adoption_osp_deploy_adoption_vars_exclude_nets %}
+      - fixedIP: {{ node_nets.networks[net].ip_v4 }}
         name: {{ net }}
         subnetName: subnet1
+{% if net == 'ctlplane' %}
+        defaultRoute: true
+{% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
     {% endfor %}