diff --git a/roles/aws/aws_vpc_route/tasks/route.yml b/roles/aws/aws_vpc_route/tasks/route.yml
index b54349ac7..c435b7d66 100644
--- a/roles/aws/aws_vpc_route/tasks/route.yml
+++ b/roles/aws/aws_vpc_route/tasks/route.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _aws_vpc_route_route:
       dest: "{{ route.destination_ipv6_cidr_block if route.destination_ipv6_cidr_block is defined else route.destination_cidr_block }}"
-      gateway_id: "{{ route.gateway_id | default(omit) }}"
-      nat_gateway_id: "{{ route.nat_gateway_id | default(omit) }}"
-      network_interface_id: "{{ route.network_interface_id | default(omit) }}"
-      transit_gateway_id: "{{ route.transit_gateway_id | default(omit) }}"
-      vpc_peering_connection_id: "{{ route.vpc_peering_connection_id | default(omit) }}"
-      instance_id: "{{ route.instance_id | default(omit) }}"
+      gateway_id: "{{ route.gateway_id | default(omit, true) }}"
+      nat_gateway_id: "{{ route.nat_gateway_id | default(omit, true) }}"
+      network_interface_id: "{{ route.network_interface_id | default(omit, true) }}"
+      transit_gateway_id: "{{ route.transit_gateway_id | default(omit, true) }}"
+      vpc_peering_connection_id: "{{ route.vpc_peering_connection_id | default(omit, true) }}"
+      instance_id: "{{ route.instance_id | default(omit, true) }}"
 
 - name: Add route to the list.
   ansible.builtin.set_fact: