diff --git a/puppet/role.role.j2.yaml b/puppet/role.role.j2.yaml
index cf3a5e4f45..3798480e09 100644
--- a/puppet/role.role.j2.yaml
+++ b/puppet/role.role.j2.yaml
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ resources:
   NetworkConfig:
     type: OS::TripleO::{{role.name}}::Net::SoftwareConfig
     properties:
-      ControlPlaneIp: {get_attr: [{{server_resource_name}}, networks, ctlplane, 0]}
+      ControlPlaneIp: "{{ '{{' }} ctlplane_ip {{ '}}' }}"
       ControlPlaneSubnetCidr:
         if:
           - ctlplane_subnet_cidr_set
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ resources:
 
   {%- for network in networks %}
   {%- if network.enabled|default(true) and network.name in role.networks|default([]) %}
-      {{network.name}}IpSubnet: {get_attr: [{{network.name}}Port, ip_subnet]}
+      {{network.name}}IpSubnet: "{{ '{{' }} {{network.name_lower}}_ip ~ '/' ~ {{network.name_lower}}_cidr {{ '}}' }}"
       {{network.name}}InterfaceRoutes:
         if:
           - {{network.name_lower}}_interface_routes_set
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nic-config-ansible-vars-1943a9f2dcab5477.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nic-config-ansible-vars-1943a9f2dcab5477.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eaf4912798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nic-config-ansible-vars-1943a9f2dcab5477.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The NetworkConfig resource now passes in ansible vars as the values for the
+    IP parameters to the nic config templates. This enables the nic config
+    template to be rendered generic per role coming out of Heat by
+    config-download. The templates can then be reused by any node of that same
+    role type.