diff --git a/files/sonic/config_db.json b/files/sonic/config_db.json
index 8cccb179..7ed1e677 100644
--- a/files/sonic/config_db.json
+++ b/files/sonic/config_db.json
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@
             "TYPE": "RO"
         }
     },
+    "STATIC_ROUTE": {},
     "SSHD_COMMON": {
         "GLOBAL": {
             "ciphers": "aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com",
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@
     "TELEMETRY": {
         "gnmi": {}
     },
-    "VERSION": {
+    "VERSIONS": {
         "DATABASE": {
             "VERSION": "version_4_0_1"
         }
diff --git a/osism/tasks/conductor/sonic/config_generator.py b/osism/tasks/conductor/sonic/config_generator.py
index 4ef13f12..eb0d1e7d 100644
--- a/osism/tasks/conductor/sonic/config_generator.py
+++ b/osism/tasks/conductor/sonic/config_generator.py
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ def generate_sonic_config(device, hwsku, device_as_mapping=None, config_version=
         oob_ip, prefix_len = oob_ip_result
         config["MGMT_INTERFACE"]["eth0"] = {"admin_status": "up"}
         config["MGMT_INTERFACE"][f"eth0|{oob_ip}/{prefix_len}"] = {}
+        metalbox_ip = _get_metalbox_ip_for_device(device)
+        config["STATIC_ROUTE"] = {}
+        config["STATIC_ROUTE"]["mgmt|0.0.0.0/0"] = {"nexthop": metalbox_ip}
 
     # Add breakout configuration
     if breakout_info["breakout_cfgs"]:
@@ -269,10 +272,10 @@ def generate_sonic_config(device, hwsku, device_as_mapping=None, config_version=
     _add_vrf_configuration(config, vrf_info, netbox_interfaces)
 
     # Set DATABASE VERSION from config_version parameter or default
-    if "VERSION" not in config:
-        config["VERSION"] = {}
-    if "DATABASE" not in config["VERSION"]:
-        config["VERSION"]["DATABASE"] = {}
+    if "VERSIONS" not in config:
+        config["VERSIONS"] = {}
+    if "DATABASE" not in config["VERSIONS"]:
+        config["VERSIONS"]["DATABASE"] = {}
 
     if config_version:
         # Normalize config_version: add "version_" prefix if not present
@@ -283,12 +286,12 @@ def generate_sonic_config(device, hwsku, device_as_mapping=None, config_version=
                 f"Normalized config_version from '{config_version}' to '{normalized_version}' for device {device.name}"
             )
 
-        config["VERSION"]["DATABASE"]["VERSION"] = normalized_version
+        config["VERSIONS"]["DATABASE"]["VERSION"] = normalized_version
         logger.info(
             f"Using custom config_version '{normalized_version}' for device {device.name}"
         )
-    elif "VERSION" not in config.get("VERSION", {}).get("DATABASE", {}):
-        config["VERSION"]["DATABASE"]["VERSION"] = "version_4_0_1"
+    elif "VERSION" not in config.get("VERSIONS", {}).get("DATABASE", {}):
+        config["VERSIONS"]["DATABASE"]["VERSION"] = "version_4_0_1"
         logger.debug(
             f"Using default config_version 'version_4_0_1' for device {device.name}"
         )