diff --git a/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/02-load.tf b/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/02-load.tf
index 1510aa654..497a309aa 100644
--- a/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/02-load.tf
+++ b/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/02-load.tf
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module "lod-vpc-firewall" {
 }
 
 module "lod-nat" {
-  count          = var.network_config.network != null ? 0 : 1
+  count          = var.network_config.enable_cloud_nat ? 0 : 1
   source         = "../../../modules/net-cloudnat"
   project_id     = module.lod-prj.project_id
   region         = var.location_config.region
diff --git a/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/03-orchestration.tf b/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/03-orchestration.tf
index dd4e30e72..53d28cd4b 100644
--- a/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/03-orchestration.tf
+++ b/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/03-orchestration.tf
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module "orc-vpc-firewall" {
 }
 
 module "orc-nat" {
-  count          = var.network_config.network != null ? 0 : 1
+  count          = var.network_config.enable_cloud_nat ? 0 : 1
   source         = "../../../modules/net-cloudnat"
   project_id     = module.orc-prj.project_id
   region         = var.location_config.region
diff --git a/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/04-transformation.tf b/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/04-transformation.tf
index d2d059f87..f1bafefef 100644
--- a/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/04-transformation.tf
+++ b/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/04-transformation.tf
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ module "trf-vpc-firewall" {
 }
 
 module "trf-nat" {
-  count          = var.network_config.network != null ? 0 : 1
+  count          = var.network_config.enable_cloud_nat ? 0 : 1
   source         = "../../../modules/net-cloudnat"
   project_id     = module.trf-prj.project_id
   region         = var.location_config.region
diff --git a/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/variables.tf b/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/variables.tf
index eeba9eb73..beaef5a24 100644
--- a/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/variables.tf
+++ b/examples/data-solutions/dp-foundation/variables.tf
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ variable "groups" {
 variable "network_config" {
   description = "Shared VPC to use. If not null networks will be created in projects."
   type = object({
-    network = string
+    enable_cloud_nat = bool
+    network          = string
     vpc_subnet_range = object({
       load           = string
       transformation = string
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ variable "network_config" {
     })
   })
   default = {
-    network = null
+    enable_cloud_nat = false
+    network          = null
     vpc_subnet_range = {
       load           = "10.10.0.0/24"
       transformation = "10.10.0.0/24"