diff --git a/pkg/network/kuryr.go b/pkg/network/kuryr.go
index 7ca95fcdac..43ab4d78f9 100644
--- a/pkg/network/kuryr.go
+++ b/pkg/network/kuryr.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ func renderKuryr(conf *operv1.NetworkSpec, bootstrapResult *bootstrap.BootstrapR
 
 	// Pods Network MTU
 	data.Data["PodsNetworkMTU"] = b.PodsNetworkMTU
+	c.MTU = &b.PodsNetworkMTU
 
 	manifests, err := render.RenderDir(filepath.Join(manifestDir, "network/kuryr"), &data)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ func isKuryrChangeSafe(prev, next *operv1.NetworkSpec) []error {
 		errs = append(errs, errors.Errorf("cannot change kuryr openStackServiceNetwork"))
 	}
 
-	if pn.MTU != nil && *pn.MTU != 0 && !reflect.DeepEqual(pn.MTU, nn.MTU) {
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(pn.MTU, nn.MTU) {
 		errs = append(errs, errors.Errorf("cannot change mtu for the Pods Network"))
 	}
 
@@ -256,15 +257,12 @@ func fillKuryrDefaults(conf, previous *operv1.NetworkSpec) {
 		var batchPorts uint = 3
 		kc.PoolBatchPorts = &batchPorts
 	}
-	// MTU is currently the only field we pull from previous.
+	// MTU  is currently the only field we pull from previous.
 	if kc.MTU == nil {
 		if previous != nil && previous.DefaultNetwork.KuryrConfig != nil &&
 			previous.DefaultNetwork.KuryrConfig.MTU != nil {
 			mtu := *previous.DefaultNetwork.KuryrConfig.MTU
 			kc.MTU = &mtu
 		}
-		// if it wasn't set, let's make sure we set something
-		var mtu uint32 = 0
-		kc.MTU = &mtu
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/network/kuryr_test.go b/pkg/network/kuryr_test.go
index df5679060f..95c911af32 100644
--- a/pkg/network/kuryr_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/kuryr_test.go
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ func TestFillKuryrDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	c := uint32(8091)
 	d := uint32(8090)
 	batch := uint(3)
-	mtu := uint32(0)
 	expected := operv1.NetworkSpec{
 		ServiceNetwork: []string{"172.30.0.0/16"},
 		ClusterNetwork: []operv1.ClusterNetworkEntry{
@@ -183,7 +182,6 @@ func TestFillKuryrDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 				PoolMaxPorts:                 0,
 				PoolMinPorts:                 1,
 				PoolBatchPorts:               &batch,
-				MTU:                          &mtu,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/platform/openstack/kuryr_bootstrap.go b/pkg/platform/openstack/kuryr_bootstrap.go
index b57d938108..9819093536 100644
--- a/pkg/platform/openstack/kuryr_bootstrap.go
+++ b/pkg/platform/openstack/kuryr_bootstrap.go
@@ -417,14 +417,12 @@ func BootstrapKuryr(conf *operv1.NetworkSpec, kubeClient crclient.Client) (*boot
 
 	// Check the MTU. Basically if MTU is configured on KuryrConfig, then we need it to be lower or equal to nodes
 	// network MTU. Use configured value if it is, error out if it isn't.
-	if kc.MTU != nil && *kc.MTU != 0 {
+	if kc.MTU != nil {
 		if mtu >= *kc.MTU {
 			mtu = *kc.MTU
 		} else {
 			return nil, errors.Errorf("Configured MTU (%d) is incompatible with OpenShift nodes network MTU (%d).", *kc.MTU, mtu)
 		}
-	} else {
-		kc.MTU = &mtu
 	}
 
 	log.Print("Ensuring services network")