diff --git a/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go b/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go
index 8c9222c8b..e68a7fb11 100644
--- a/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go
+++ b/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go
@@ -860,6 +860,10 @@ func (r *OpenStackControlPlane) DefaultServices() {
 			r.Spec.Heat.Template = &heatv1.HeatSpecCore{}
 		}
 		r.Spec.Heat.Template.Default()
+		initializeOverrideSpec(&r.Spec.Heat.APIOverride.Route, true)
+		r.Spec.Heat.Template.SetDefaultRouteAnnotations(r.Spec.Heat.APIOverride.Route.Annotations)
+		initializeOverrideSpec(&r.Spec.Heat.CnfAPIOverride.Route, true)
+		r.Spec.Heat.Template.SetDefaultRouteAnnotations(r.Spec.Heat.CnfAPIOverride.Route.Annotations)
 	}
 
 	// Swift
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8324cf464..6a4387def 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -126,3 +126,5 @@ replace github.com/openshift/api => github.com/openshift/api v0.0.0-202408300231
 
 // custom RabbitmqClusterSpecCore for OpenStackControlplane (v2.9.0_patches_tag)
 replace github.com/rabbitmq/cluster-operator/v2 => github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/rabbitmq-cluster-operator/v2 v2.6.1-0.20241017142550-a3524acedd49 //allow-merging
+
+replace github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/heat-operator/api => github.com/fao89/heat-operator/api v0.0.0-20241028162238-0170e01b3f3d //allow-merging
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7b3e3d1f7..f5c9397d2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.7.0+incompatible h1:vgGkfT/9f8zE6tvSCe74nfpAVDQ
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.7.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:50XU6AFN0ol/bzJsmQLiYLvXMP4fmwYFNcr97nuDLSk=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0 h1:kcBlZQbplgElYIlo/n1hJbls2z/1awpXxpRi0/FOJfg=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0/go.mod h1:VNkHZ/282BpEyt/tObQO8s5CMPmYYq14uClGH4abBuQ=
+github.com/fao89/heat-operator/api v0.0.0-20241028162238-0170e01b3f3d h1:nXGtGR+mFa0g0hvI7hw3sb8TNIkpSl/Uyb6yS7x/CwY=
+github.com/fao89/heat-operator/api v0.0.0-20241028162238-0170e01b3f3d/go.mod h1:+PryuWrcDartYhOi9hJHHj78P1/XeMWPJwngY+zA4lA=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
 github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.3 h1:in2uUcidCuFcDKtdcBxlR0rJ1+fsokWf+uqxgUFjbI0=
@@ -108,8 +110,6 @@ github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/designate-operator/api v0.5.1-0.2024102516444
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/designate-operator/api v0.5.1-0.20241025164445-fa08997fd3cc/go.mod h1:aLc4dvPi5Bqb8FXnZ14YYRWFjZOmUdj+eJmaUPNZ5Qs=
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/glance-operator/api v0.5.1-0.20241022110417-3b151e5b810c h1:m5Tx6BNK2MmCGBJnc7JCP+/OvVYJKhH30rtfUrS2+qs=
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/glance-operator/api v0.5.1-0.20241022110417-3b151e5b810c/go.mod h1:xRoM6j/L1yvUhghhF/OL5GExWlahTf64Z5svidliqsE=
-github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/heat-operator/api v0.5.1-0.20241028092336-0d5af8b9f185 h1:LnqRcYiocb6byTRG11cJd9/WgkFPc/z1SqrfLib7GLc=
-github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/heat-operator/api v0.5.1-0.20241028092336-0d5af8b9f185/go.mod h1:BfzHYTAq8UWjmZJWAXBcpVTq3/GezUQ1ztwy2KWDFxA=
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/horizon-operator/api v0.5.1-0.20241023025031-0069637676d3 h1:QLk0zzdfu6kHP5mZNYZTWEGaopqGhRL1a+dQ7PaPsuo=
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/horizon-operator/api v0.5.1-0.20241023025031-0069637676d3/go.mod h1:6qGsJdObALYyH1G4mRLyRpmpTKsmTrKLGxx2hFUtU28=
 github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/infra-operator/apis v0.5.1-0.20241024081600-3e23dc62002c h1:/TXY/Hux6hfDEx5KIWQIMx7IKs2no4Pa/TsTVKDuLkw=