diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc15315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ocp4_aio_network_type: OVNKubernetes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tasks/deploy_cluster_ipi.yml b/tasks/deploy_cluster_ipi.yml
index 404eb90..6832c39 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy_cluster_ipi.yml
+++ b/tasks/deploy_cluster_ipi.yml
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@
     replace: "http://192.168.123.100:81/rhcos-qemu.x86_64.qcow2.gz?sha256={{ rhcos_qemu_sha256 }}"
   when: ocp4_aio_deploy_type == "ipi"
 
+- name: Set network type in install-config
+  ansible.builtin.replace:
+    path: /root/ocp-install/install-config.yaml
+    regexp: 'NETWORK_TYPE'
+    replace: "{{ ocp4_aio_network_type }}"
+
 - name: Make a backup of the install-config from ocp-install directory
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     remote_src: yes
diff --git a/tasks/deploy_cluster_sno_iso.yml b/tasks/deploy_cluster_sno_iso.yml
index d091e1a..6e744c3 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy_cluster_sno_iso.yml
+++ b/tasks/deploy_cluster_sno_iso.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@
     insertafter: '^#pullSecret: '
     line: "pullSecret: {{pull_secret | to_json | to_json if pull_secret is mapping else pull_secret | to_json }}"
 
+- name: Set network type in install-config
+  ansible.builtin.replace:
+    path: /root/ocp-install/install-config.yaml
+    regexp: 'NETWORK_TYPE'
+    replace: "{{ ocp4_aio_network_type }}"
+
 - name: Copy lab install-config to SNO install directory
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     remote_src: yes
diff --git a/tasks/deploy_cluster_upi.yml b/tasks/deploy_cluster_upi.yml
index 1382579..3951121 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy_cluster_upi.yml
+++ b/tasks/deploy_cluster_upi.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
     dest: /root/ocp-install/install-config.yaml
   when: ocp4_aio_deploy_type == "upi"
 
+- name: Set network type in install-config
+  ansible.builtin.replace:
+    path: /root/ocp-install/install-config.yaml
+    regexp: 'NETWORK_TYPE'
+    replace: "{{ ocp4_aio_network_type }}"
+
 - name: Create Ignition Configs for UPI
   ansible.builtin.command: >
     openshift-install --dir=/root/ocp-install/ create ignition-configs