diff --git a/devstack/local.conf.sample b/devstack/local.conf.sample
index 77024663f..e10dba6fe 100644
--- a/devstack/local.conf.sample
+++ b/devstack/local.conf.sample
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ enable_plugin devstack-plugin-container https://git.openstack.org/openstack/devs
 # but we must change it to `global` in the multinode scenario.
 KURYR_CAPABILITY_SCOPE=global
 KURYR_ETCD_PORT=2379
+KURYR_PROCESS_EXTERNAL_CONNECTIVITY=False
 enable_plugin kuryr-libnetwork https://git.openstack.org/openstack/kuryr-libnetwork
 
 # install python-zunclient from git
diff --git a/devstack/local.conf.subnode.sample b/devstack/local.conf.subnode.sample
index 422fa7d50..748743923 100644
--- a/devstack/local.conf.subnode.sample
+++ b/devstack/local.conf.subnode.sample
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ enable_plugin devstack-plugin-container https://git.openstack.org/openstack/devs
 enable_plugin zun https://git.openstack.org/openstack/zun
 
 KURYR_CAPABILITY_SCOPE=global
+KURYR_PROCESS_EXTERNAL_CONNECTIVITY=False
 enable_plugin kuryr-libnetwork https://git.openstack.org/openstack/kuryr-libnetwork
 
 # Following is for multi host settings
diff --git a/doc/source/install/compute-install-ubuntu.rst b/doc/source/install/compute-install-ubuntu.rst
index e0892ebf9..b61f6063b 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/compute-install-ubuntu.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/compute-install-ubuntu.rst
@@ -204,13 +204,15 @@ Install and configure components
         # systemctl restart docker
 
    * Edit the Kuryr config file ``/etc/kuryr/kuryr.conf``.
-     Set capability_scope to global:
+     Set ``capability_scope`` to ``global`` and
+     ``process_external_connectivity`` to ``False``:
 
      .. code-block:: ini
 
         [DEFAULT]
         ...
         capability_scope = global
+        process_external_connectivity = False
 
    * Restart Kuryr-libnetwork:
 
diff --git a/playbooks/zun-devstack-base-multinode/run.yaml b/playbooks/zun-devstack-base-multinode/run.yaml
index 9cd705060..032ca0247 100644
--- a/playbooks/zun-devstack-base-multinode/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/zun-devstack-base-multinode/run.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
           enable_plugin zun git://git.openstack.org/openstack/zun
           LIBS_FROM_GIT="python-zunclient"
           KURYR_CAPABILITY_SCOPE=global
+          KURYR_PROCESS_EXTERNAL_CONNECTIVITY=False
 
           EOF
         executable: /bin/bash
diff --git a/playbooks/zun-devstack-base/run.yaml b/playbooks/zun-devstack-base/run.yaml
index 5b39b8e3e..c7e983eac 100644
--- a/playbooks/zun-devstack-base/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/zun-devstack-base/run.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
           [[local|localrc]]
           enable_plugin zun git://git.openstack.org/openstack/zun
           LIBS_FROM_GIT="python-zunclient"
+          KURYR_PROCESS_EXTERNAL_CONNECTIVITY=False
 
           EOF
         executable: /bin/bash