diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v1.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v1.py
index a9f247dbf7..d0132e82d2 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v1.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v1.py
@@ -92,10 +92,12 @@ class NsxFwaasCallbacks(firewall_l3_agent.L3WithFWaaS):
             filters={'project_id': [project_id]})
 
     def _router_dict_to_obj(self, r):
-        # The callbacks expect a router-info object
+        # The callbacks expect a router-info object with an agent config
+        agent_conf = cfg.CONF
+        agent_conf.metadata_access_mark = '0x1'
         return router_info.RouterInfo(
             None, r['id'], router=r,
-            agent_conf=None,
+            agent_conf=agent_conf,
             interface_driver=None,
             use_ipv6=False)