diff --git a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/po_prefix_lists/templates/nokia/prefix_lists.j2 b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/po_prefix_lists/templates/nokia/prefix_lists.j2
index 030fe1e1d3d30930a92513e16579940fc4e9ffe4..7b7e9f117093cb24015b1fef104349059ff97780 100644
--- a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/po_prefix_lists/templates/nokia/prefix_lists.j2
+++ b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/po_prefix_lists/templates/nokia/prefix_lists.j2
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         {% for prefix in prefix_list.prefixes %}
         <prefix>
           <ip-prefix>{{ prefix }}</ip-prefix>
-          <type>exact</type>
+          <type>{{ po_prefix_list_type }}</type>
         </prefix>
         {% endfor %}
     </prefix-list>