diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.php
index 48f30483e..dd2567238 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.php
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ class Gateways
                             // default priority
                             $gw_arr['priority'] = 255;
                         }
+                        if (empty($gw_arr['ipprotocol'])) {
+                            // default address family
+                            $gw_arr['ipprotocol'] = 'inet';
+                        }
                         $gw_arr["if"] = $definedIntf[$gw_arr["interface"]]['if'];
                         $gw_arr["attribute"] = $i++;
                         if (Util::isIpAddress($gateway->gateway)) {
diff --git a/src/wizard/system.xml b/src/wizard/system.xml
index 26cf9669e..9929cb6b2 100644
--- a/src/wizard/system.xml
+++ b/src/wizard/system.xml
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ if (!empty($input_errors)) {
         <stepbeforeformdisplay><![CDATA[
 if (isset($config['gateways']['gateway_item'])) {
     foreach ($config['gateways']['gateway_item'] as $gw) {
-        if ($gw['name'] == 'WANGW' || (!empty($config['wizardtemp']['wangateway']) && $gw['gateway'] == $config['wizardtemp']['wangateway'])) {
+        if ($gw['name'] == 'WAN_GW' || (!empty($config['wizardtemp']['wangateway']) && $gw['gateway'] == $config['wizardtemp']['wangateway'])) {
             $config['wizardtemp']['wangateway'] = $gw['gateway'];
         }
     }
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ if (!empty($config['wizardtemp']['wangateway'])) {
             continue;
         if (isset($gw['defaultgw']))
             $defaultgw_found = true;
-        if ($gw['name'] == 'WANGW' || (!empty($config['wizardtemp']['wangateway']) && $gw['gateway'] == $config['wizardtemp']['wangateway'])) {
+        if ($gw['name'] == 'WAN_GW' || (!empty($config['wizardtemp']['wangateway']) && $gw['gateway'] == $config['wizardtemp']['wangateway'])) {
             $found = true;
             $gw['gateway'] = $config['wizardtemp']['wangateway'];
             $config['interfaces']['wan']['gateway'] = $gw['name'];
@@ -629,12 +629,13 @@ if (!empty($config['wizardtemp']['wangateway'])) {
         $newgw = array();
         $newgw['interface'] = "wan";
         $newgw['gateway'] = $config['wizardtemp']['wangateway'];
-        $newgw['name'] = "WANGW";
+        $newgw['name'] = 'WAN_GW';
         $newgw['weight'] = 1;
+        $newgw['monitor_disable'] = 1;
         $newgw['descr'] = "WAN Gateway";
         $newgw['defaultgw'] = !$defaultgw_found;
         $config['gateways']['gateway_item'][] = $newgw;
-        $config['interfaces']['wan']['gateway'] = "WANGW";
+        $config['interfaces']['wan']['gateway'] = 'WAN_GW';
     }
 }