diff --git a/agent/proxycfg/api_gateway.go b/agent/proxycfg/api_gateway.go
index 698b1359a9b..b6b414f1d65 100644
--- a/agent/proxycfg/api_gateway.go
+++ b/agent/proxycfg/api_gateway.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ func (h *handlerAPIGateway) initialize(ctx context.Context) (ConfigSnapshot, err
 	snap.APIGateway.WatchedDiscoveryChains = make(map[UpstreamID]context.CancelFunc)
 	snap.APIGateway.WatchedGateways = make(map[UpstreamID]map[string]context.CancelFunc)
 	snap.APIGateway.WatchedGatewayEndpoints = make(map[UpstreamID]map[string]structs.CheckServiceNodes)
+	snap.APIGateway.WatchedLocalGWEndpoints = watch.NewMap[string, structs.CheckServiceNodes]()
 	snap.APIGateway.WatchedUpstreams = make(map[UpstreamID]map[string]context.CancelFunc)
 	snap.APIGateway.WatchedUpstreamEndpoints = make(map[UpstreamID]map[string]structs.CheckServiceNodes)
 
diff --git a/agent/proxycfg/ingress_gateway.go b/agent/proxycfg/ingress_gateway.go
index b6c1cd6e029..f0f75d8107c 100644
--- a/agent/proxycfg/ingress_gateway.go
+++ b/agent/proxycfg/ingress_gateway.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func (s *handlerIngressGateway) initialize(ctx context.Context) (ConfigSnapshot,
 	snap.IngressGateway.WatchedUpstreamEndpoints = make(map[UpstreamID]map[string]structs.CheckServiceNodes)
 	snap.IngressGateway.WatchedGateways = make(map[UpstreamID]map[string]context.CancelFunc)
 	snap.IngressGateway.WatchedGatewayEndpoints = make(map[UpstreamID]map[string]structs.CheckServiceNodes)
+	snap.IngressGateway.WatchedLocalGWEndpoints = watch.NewMap[string, structs.CheckServiceNodes]()
 	snap.IngressGateway.Listeners = make(map[IngressListenerKey]structs.IngressListener)
 	snap.IngressGateway.UpstreamPeerTrustBundles = watch.NewMap[string, *pbpeering.PeeringTrustBundle]()
 	snap.IngressGateway.PeerUpstreamEndpoints = watch.NewMap[UpstreamID, structs.CheckServiceNodes]()