diff --git a/connectivity/check/test.go b/connectivity/check/test.go
index 955e646016..957108799c 100644
--- a/connectivity/check/test.go
+++ b/connectivity/check/test.go
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@ type CiliumEgressGatewayPolicyParams struct {
 	// PodSelectorKind is used to select the client pods. The parameter is used to select pods with a matching "kind" label
 	PodSelectorKind string
 
-	// ExcludedCIDRs controls how the ExcludedCIDRs property should be configured
-	ExcludedCIDRs ExcludedCIDRsKind
+	// ExcludedCIDRsConf controls how the ExcludedCIDRsConf property should be configured
+	ExcludedCIDRsConf ExcludedCIDRsKind
 }
 
 // WithCiliumEgressGatewayPolicy takes a string containing a YAML policy
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ func (t *Test) WithCiliumEgressGatewayPolicy(params CiliumEgressGatewayPolicyPar
 		// Set the excluded CIDRs
 		pl[i].Spec.ExcludedCIDRs = []v2.IPv4CIDR{}
 
-		switch params.ExcludedCIDRs {
+		switch params.ExcludedCIDRsConf {
 		case ExternalNodeExcludedCIDRs:
 			for _, nodeWithoutCiliumIP := range t.Context().params.NodesWithoutCiliumIPs {
 				if parsedIP := net.ParseIP(nodeWithoutCiliumIP.IP); parsedIP.To4() == nil {
diff --git a/connectivity/suite.go b/connectivity/suite.go
index 936a759cc6..1ccf0cdfa8 100644
--- a/connectivity/suite.go
+++ b/connectivity/suite.go
@@ -809,9 +809,9 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, ct *check.ConnectivityTest, addExtraTests func(*ch
 	if versioncheck.MustCompile(">=1.14.0")(ct.CiliumVersion) {
 		ct.NewTest("egress-gateway-excluded-cidrs").
 			WithCiliumEgressGatewayPolicy(check.CiliumEgressGatewayPolicyParams{
-				Name:            "cegp-sample-client",
-				PodSelectorKind: "client",
-				ExcludedCIDRs:   check.ExternalNodeExcludedCIDRs,
+				Name:              "cegp-sample-client",
+				PodSelectorKind:   "client",
+				ExcludedCIDRsConf: check.ExternalNodeExcludedCIDRs,
 			}).
 			WithFeatureRequirements(features.RequireEnabled(features.EgressGateway),
 				features.RequireEnabled(features.NodeWithoutCilium)).