diff --git a/docs/assets/scripts/developer/k3d-dev.sh b/docs/assets/scripts/developer/k3d-dev.sh
index 50f9ba3dc4c275b806e3d80e0e7b4727b7ff4498..7ae8743890dc37df7da9431ae71a96f42359ed49 100755
--- a/docs/assets/scripts/developer/k3d-dev.sh
+++ b/docs/assets/scripts/developer/k3d-dev.sh
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ if [[ "$METAL_LB" == true ]]
 then
   # create docker network for k3d cluster
   echo creating docker network for k3d cluster
-  ssh -i ~/.ssh/${KeyName}.pem -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ubuntu@${PublicIP} "docker network create k3d-network --driver=bridge --subnet=172.20.0.0/16"
+  ssh -i ~/.ssh/${KeyName}.pem -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ubuntu@${PublicIP} "docker network create k3d-network --driver=bridge --subnet=172.20.0.0/16 --gateway 172.20.0.1"
 
   # create k3d cluster
   if [[ "$PRIVATE_IP" == true ]]