diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/config_samples.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/config_samples.py
index 5a58ca560221..5d1837609a08 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/config_samples.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/config_samples.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ def generate_t1_sample_config(data):
     data['DEVICE_METADATA']['localhost']['hostname'] = 'sonic'
     data['DEVICE_METADATA']['localhost']['type'] = 'LeafRouter'
     data['DEVICE_METADATA']['localhost']['bgp_asn'] = '65100'
-    data['LOOPBACK_INTERFACE'] = {"Loopback0|10.1.0.1/32": {}}
+    data['LOOPBACK_INTERFACE'] = {
+        "Loopback0": {},
+        "Loopback0|10.1.0.1/32": {}}
     data['BGP_NEIGHBOR'] = {}
     data['DEVICE_NEIGHBOR'] = {}
     data['INTERFACE'] = {}
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ def generate_t1_sample_config(data):
         peer_addr = '10.0.{}.{}'.format(2 * port_count // 256, 2 * port_count % 256 + 1)
         peer_name='ARISTA{0:02d}{1}'.format(1+port_count%(total_port_amount // 2), 'T2' if port_count < (total_port_amount // 2) else 'T0')
         peer_asn = 65200 if port_count < (total_port_amount // 2) else 64001 + port_count - (total_port_amount // 2)
+        data['INTERFACE']['{}'.format(port)] = {}
         data['INTERFACE']['{}|{}/31'.format(port, local_addr)] = {}
         data['BGP_NEIGHBOR'][peer_addr] = {
                 'rrclient': 0,