diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/STR-ACS-SERV-01.yml b/ansible/host_vars/STR-ACS-SERV-01.yml
index 9c87d6ee0b6..a2b44780eed 100644
--- a/ansible/host_vars/STR-ACS-SERV-01.yml
+++ b/ansible/host_vars/STR-ACS-SERV-01.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mgmt_bridge: br1
 mgmt_prefixlen: 23
 mgmt_gw: 10.255.0.1
+vm_mgmt_gw: 10.254.0.1
 external_iface: p4p1
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/eos/templates/t0-leaf.j2 b/ansible/roles/eos/templates/t0-leaf.j2
index 3c789e687fb..7a49725b453 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/eos/templates/t0-leaf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/eos/templates/t0-leaf.j2
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ ip routing
 ip routing vrf MGMT
 ipv6 unicast-routing
 !
+{% if vm_mgmt_gw is defined %}
+ip route vrf MGMT 0.0.0.0/0 {{ vm_mgmt_gw }}
+{% else %}
 ip route vrf MGMT 0.0.0.0/0 {{ mgmt_gw }}
+{% endif %}
 !
 route-map DEFAULT_ROUTES permit
 !
diff --git a/ansible/roles/vm_set/tasks/start_vm.yml b/ansible/roles/vm_set/tasks/start_vm.yml
index 535438b400d..6c11cfceb16 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/vm_set/tasks/start_vm.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/vm_set/tasks/start_vm.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
              password={{ password }}
              hostname={{ hostname }}
              mgmt_ip="{{ mgmt_ip_address }}/{{ mgmt_prefixlen }}"
-             mgmt_gw={{ mgmt_gw }}
+             mgmt_gw={{ vm_mgmt_gw | default(mgmt_gw) }}
              new_login={{ new_login }}
              new_password={{ new_password }}
              new_root_password={{ new_root_password }}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
              password={{ password }}
              hostname={{ hostname }}
              mgmt_ip="{{ mgmt_ip_address }}/{{ mgmt_prefixlen }}"
-             mgmt_gw={{ mgmt_gw }}
+             mgmt_gw={{ vm_mgmt_gw | default(mgmt_gw) }}
              new_login={{ new_login }}
              new_password={{ new_password }}
              new_root_password={{ new_root_password }}