diff --git a/feature/policy_forwarding/vrf_selection/otg_tests/vrf_selection/policy_based_vrf_selection_for_ipv4_ipv6_test.go b/feature/policy_forwarding/vrf_selection/otg_tests/vrf_selection/policy_based_vrf_selection_for_ipv4_ipv6_test.go
index 61f2d893fba..4cc9032132c 100644
--- a/feature/policy_forwarding/vrf_selection/otg_tests/vrf_selection/policy_based_vrf_selection_for_ipv4_ipv6_test.go
+++ b/feature/policy_forwarding/vrf_selection/otg_tests/vrf_selection/policy_based_vrf_selection_for_ipv4_ipv6_test.go
@@ -321,11 +321,13 @@ func configureDUT(t *testing.T, dut *ondatra.DUTDevice) {
 	t.Logf("Configuring Hardware Init")
 	configureHardwareInit(t, dut)
 
-	cfgplugins.EnableDefaultNetworkInstanceBgp(t, dut, dutDefaultAS)
-	isDefaultVrf := true
 	t.Logf("Configuring Network Instances")
+	isDefaultVrf := true
 	defaultNI := cfgplugins.ConfigureNetworkInstance(t, dut, defaultNIName, isDefaultVrf)
 	nonDefaultNI := cfgplugins.ConfigureNetworkInstance(t, dut, nonDefaultNIName, !isDefaultVrf)
+	cfgplugins.UpdateNetworkInstanceOnDut(t, dut, defaultNIName, defaultNI)
+	cfgplugins.UpdateNetworkInstanceOnDut(t, dut, nonDefaultNIName, nonDefaultNI)
+	cfgplugins.EnableDefaultNetworkInstanceBgp(t, dut, dutDefaultAS)
 
 	t.Logf("Configuring BGP")
 	cfgplugins.ConfigureBGPNeighbor(t, dut, defaultNI, dutPort1.IPv4, ate1Port1.IPv4, dutDefaultAS, dutDefaultAS, IPv4, true)
@@ -333,7 +335,6 @@ func configureDUT(t *testing.T, dut *ondatra.DUTDevice) {
 	cfgplugins.ConfigureBGPNeighbor(t, dut, defaultNI, dutPort2.IPv4, ate2Port1.IPv6, dutDefaultAS, ateAS1, IPv6, true)
 	cfgplugins.ConfigureBGPNeighbor(t, dut, nonDefaultNI, dutPort3.IPv4, ate2Port2.IPv4, dutNonDefaultAS, ateAS2, IPv4, true)
 	cfgplugins.ConfigureBGPNeighbor(t, dut, nonDefaultNI, dutPort3.IPv4, ate2Port2.IPv6, dutNonDefaultAS, ateAS2, IPv6, true)
-
 	cfgplugins.UpdateNetworkInstanceOnDut(t, dut, defaultNIName, defaultNI)
 	cfgplugins.UpdateNetworkInstanceOnDut(t, dut, nonDefaultNIName, nonDefaultNI)