diff --git a/testsuite/openshift/objects/gateway_api/gateway.py b/testsuite/openshift/objects/gateway_api/gateway.py
index c5f319b4..414b8559 100644
--- a/testsuite/openshift/objects/gateway_api/gateway.py
+++ b/testsuite/openshift/objects/gateway_api/gateway.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def __init__(self, gateway: Gateway, label, backend: "Httpbin") -> None:
         self.selector: Selector = None  # type: ignore
 
     def expose_hostname(self, name) -> Route:
-        route = OpenshiftRoute.create_instance(self.openshift, name, self.name, "api")
+        route = OpenshiftRoute.create_instance(self.openshift, name, f"{self.name}-istio", "api")
         route.commit()
         if self.route is None:
             self.route = HTTPRoute.create_instance(