diff --git a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/base_config/templates/routers/nokia/router/router_base.j2 b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/base_config/templates/routers/nokia/router/router_base.j2
index 114528feb79d93de27c72e4904df6d0d8fc739c6..e7c7334d7886621c99507d2d40ab754585383dcf 100644
--- a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/base_config/templates/routers/nokia/router/router_base.j2
+++ b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/base_config/templates/routers/nokia/router/router_base.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
             <interface xmlns="urn:nokia.com:sros:ns:yang:sr:conf" xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" xmlns:nokia-attr="urn:nokia.com:sros:ns:yang:sr:attributes">
                 <interface-name>system</interface-name>
                 <admin-state>enable</admin-state>
-                <mac>02:01:ff:00:00:01</mac>
+                {# <mac>02:01:ff:00:00:01</mac> #}
                 <ipv4>
                     <primary>
                         <address>{{ lo_ipv4_address }}</address>