diff --git a/pkg/reconciliation/construct_service.go b/pkg/reconciliation/construct_service.go
index d4efac73..841de986 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciliation/construct_service.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciliation/construct_service.go
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ func newSeedServiceForCassandraDatacenter(dc *api.CassandraDatacenter) *corev1.S
 
 	service.Spec.Selector = buildLabelSelectorForSeedService(dc)
 	service.Spec.PublishNotReadyAddresses = true
+	// Adding ipFamilies and ipFamilyPolicy
+	service.SpecIPFamilies = []corev1.IPFamily{corev1.IPv4Protocol}
+	// Create a variable of type corev1.IPFamilyPolicyType
+        ipFamilyPolicy := corev1.IPFamilyPolicySingleStack
+        // Set IPFamilyPolicy for localSeedSvc
+        service.Spec.IPFamilyPolicy = &ipFamilyPolicy
 
 	addAdditionalOptions(service, &dc.Spec.AdditionalServiceConfig.SeedService)
 
@@ -145,8 +151,11 @@ func newAdditionalSeedServiceForCassandraDatacenter(dc *api.CassandraDatacenter)
 	service.Spec.ClusterIP = "None"
 	service.Spec.PublishNotReadyAddresses = true
 	// Adding ipFamilies and ipFamilyPolicy
-	service.Spec.IPfamilies = []corev1.IPFamily{"IPv4"}
-	service.Spec.IPFamilyPolicy = corev1.IPFamilyPolicySingleStack
+	service.SpecIPFamilies = []corev1.IPFamily{corev1.IPv4Protocol}
+	// Create a variable of type corev1.IPFamilyPolicyType
+        ipFamilyPolicy := corev1.IPFamilyPolicySingleStack
+        // Set IPFamilyPolicy for localSeedSvc
+        service.Spec.IPFamilyPolicy = &ipFamilyPolicy
 
 	addAdditionalOptions(&service, &dc.Spec.AdditionalServiceConfig.AdditionalSeedService)