diff --git a/orchagent/intfsorch.cpp b/orchagent/intfsorch.cpp
index 062df729..784ca6ee 100644
--- a/orchagent/intfsorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/intfsorch.cpp
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ bool IntfsOrch::setIntf(const string& alias, sai_object_id_t vrf_id, const IpPre
         if (overlaps)
         {
             /* Overlap of IP address network */
-            return false;
+            return true;
         }
     }