diff --git a/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/assets/cluster-bootstrap/cluster-infrastructure-02-config.yaml b/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/assets/cluster-bootstrap/cluster-infrastructure-02-config.yaml
index 3a470d7b9b6..8313d4b2abe 100644
--- a/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/assets/cluster-bootstrap/cluster-infrastructure-02-config.yaml
+++ b/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/assets/cluster-bootstrap/cluster-infrastructure-02-config.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ status:
   etcdDiscoveryDomain: {{ .BaseDomain }}
   infrastructureName: "{{ .InfraID }}"
   platform: {{ .PlatformType }}
-  controlPlaneTopology: HighlyAvailable
+  controlPlaneTopology: External
   infrastructureTopology: {{ .InfrastructureAvailabilityPolicy }}
   platformStatus:
     type: {{ .PlatformType }}