diff --git a/internal/configs/virtualserver.go b/internal/configs/virtualserver.go
index f239de3382..8f98aa4c56 100644
--- a/internal/configs/virtualserver.go
+++ b/internal/configs/virtualserver.go
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (vsc *virtualServerConfigurator) GenerateVirtualServerConfig(virtualServerE
 			locSnippets := r.LocationSnippets
 			// use referenced VirtualServer location snippet if the route does not define any
 			if r.LocationSnippets == "" {
-				locSnippets = vsrLocationSnippetsFromVs[r.Route]
+				locSnippets = vsrLocationSnippetsFromVs[vsrNamespaceName]
 			}
 
 			if len(r.Matches) > 0 {