diff --git a/network/manifests/init.pp b/network/manifests/init.pp
index 7b55e47..43fca1f 100644
--- a/network/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/network/manifests/init.pp
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ define network::route($gateway = "", $device, $ipv6gateway = "") {
                     if "${gateway}" != "" {
                         augeas { "set-default-route":
                             context => "/files/etc/sysconfig/network",
-                            changes => [ "set GATEWAY ${gateway}",
-                                         "set GATEWAYDEV ${device}", ],
+                            changes => "set GATEWAY ${gateway}",
                             notify  => Exec["restart-network"],
                         }
                     }
@@ -252,6 +251,11 @@ define network::route($gateway = "", $device, $ipv6gateway = "") {
                             notify  => Exec["restart-network"],
                         }
                     }
+                    augeas { "set-gatewaydev":
+                        context => "/files/etc/sysconfig/network",
+                        changes => "set GATEWAYDEV ${device}",
+                        notify  => Exec["restart-network"],
+                    }
                 }
                 openbsd: {
                     include network::helper::restart