diff --git a/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/networks/physical/network.yaml b/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/networks/physical/network.yaml
index da71ee08..00367693 100644
--- a/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/networks/physical/network.yaml
+++ b/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/networks/physical/network.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   layeringDefinition:
     abstract: false
     layer: site
+  storagePolicy: cleartext
 data:
   bonding:
     mode: disabled
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ metadata:
   layeringDefinition:
     abstract: false
     layer: site
+  storagePolicy: cleartext
 data:
   mtu: 1500
   cidr: 172.24.1.0/24
diff --git a/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/pki/pki-catalog.yaml b/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/pki/pki-catalog.yaml
index b16d22cd..d0980324 100644
--- a/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/pki/pki-catalog.yaml
+++ b/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/pki/pki-catalog.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   layeringDefinition:
     abstract: false
     layer: site
+  storagePolicy: cleartext
 data:
   certificate_authorities:
     kubernetes:
diff --git a/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/hardware/generic_vm.yaml b/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/hardware/generic_vm.yaml
index 9c9fe4f3..530ac91d 100644
--- a/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/hardware/generic_vm.yaml
+++ b/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/hardware/generic_vm.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   layeringDefinition:
     abstract: false
     layer: site
+  storagePolicy: cleartext
 data:
   vendor: 'Dell'
   generation: '1'
diff --git a/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/host/defaults.yaml b/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/host/defaults.yaml
index ad411f84..ab0a94c2 100644
--- a/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/host/defaults.yaml
+++ b/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/host/defaults.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   layeringDefinition:
     abstract: false
     layer: site
+  storagePolicy: cleartext
 data:
   hardware_profile: 'GenericVM'
   primary_network: 'gp'
diff --git a/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/region.yaml b/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/region.yaml
index c02f144c..27af9acc 100644
--- a/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/region.yaml
+++ b/deployment_files/site/gate-multinode/profile/region.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ schema: 'drydock/Region/v1'
 metadata:
   schema: 'metadata/Document/v1'
   name: 'gate-multinode'
+  layeringDefinition:
+    abstract: false
+    layer: site
   storagePolicy: 'cleartext'
   substitutions:
     - src: