diff --git a/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/templates/VPN/Network_instance_multivendor.py b/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/templates/VPN/Network_instance_multivendor.py
index c92fed877b4a524a8dfbb2004a7b7d6e4af7e8e8..157dd0ab89a0eb625d428dd95109faabc399bcf0 100644
--- a/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/templates/VPN/Network_instance_multivendor.py
+++ b/src/device/service/drivers/openconfig/templates/VPN/Network_instance_multivendor.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ def add_protocol_NI(parameters,vendor, DEL):
                         with tag('config'):
                             with tag('identifier', 'xmlns:oc-pol-types="http://openconfig.net/yang/policy-types"'):text('oc-pol-types:',parameters['identifier'])
                             with tag('name')      :text(parameters['protocol_name'])
+                            with tag('enabled'): text('true')
                         if "BGP" in parameters['identifier']:
                             with tag('bgp'):
                                 with tag('name'): text(parameters['as'])