diff --git a/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go b/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go
index 39c1cc637..b7d0809c1 100644
--- a/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go
+++ b/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go
@@ -908,6 +908,8 @@ func (r *OpenStackControlPlane) DefaultServices() {
 			r.Spec.Barbican.Template = &barbicanv1.BarbicanSpecCore{}
 		}
 		r.Spec.Barbican.Template.Default()
+		initializeOverrideSpec(&r.Spec.Barbican.APIOverride.Route, true)
+		r.Spec.Barbican.Template.SetDefaultRouteAnnotations(r.Spec.Barbican.APIOverride.Route.Annotations)
 	}
 
 	// Designate
diff --git a/tests/functional/ctlplane/openstackoperator_controller_test.go b/tests/functional/ctlplane/openstackoperator_controller_test.go
index 03e46dba3..e1b8bec78 100644
--- a/tests/functional/ctlplane/openstackoperator_controller_test.go
+++ b/tests/functional/ctlplane/openstackoperator_controller_test.go
@@ -590,6 +590,9 @@ var _ = Describe("OpenStackOperator controller", func() {
 			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Telemetry.AodhAPIOverride.Route).Should(Not(BeNil()))
 			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Telemetry.AodhAPIOverride.Route.Annotations).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("haproxy.router.openshift.io/timeout", "60s"))
 			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Telemetry.AodhAPIOverride.Route.Annotations).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("api.aodh.openstack.org/timeout", "60s"))
+			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Barbican.APIOverride.Route).Should(Not(BeNil()))
+			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Barbican.APIOverride.Route.Annotations).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("haproxy.router.openshift.io/timeout", "90s"))
+			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Barbican.APIOverride.Route.Annotations).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("api.barbican.openstack.org/timeout", "90s"))
 		})
 
 		It("should create selfsigned issuer and public+internal CA and issuer", func() {
@@ -867,6 +870,9 @@ var _ = Describe("OpenStackOperator controller", func() {
 			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Telemetry.AodhAPIOverride.Route).Should(Not(BeNil()))
 			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Telemetry.AodhAPIOverride.Route.Annotations).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("haproxy.router.openshift.io/timeout", "60s"))
 			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Telemetry.AodhAPIOverride.Route.Annotations).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("api.aodh.openstack.org/timeout", "60s"))
+			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Barbican.APIOverride.Route).Should(Not(BeNil()))
+			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Barbican.APIOverride.Route.Annotations).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("haproxy.router.openshift.io/timeout", "90s"))
+			Expect(OSCtlplane.Spec.Barbican.APIOverride.Route.Annotations).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("api.barbican.openstack.org/timeout", "90s"))
 		})
 
 		It("should create selfsigned issuer and public, internal, libvirt and ovn CA and issuer", func() {