diff --git a/roles/dtc/common/templates/ndfc_underlay_ip_address.j2 b/roles/dtc/common/templates/ndfc_underlay_ip_address.j2
index 84038fa7..41d176da 100644
--- a/roles/dtc/common/templates/ndfc_underlay_ip_address.j2
+++ b/roles/dtc/common/templates/ndfc_underlay_ip_address.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 {%- set _ = switch_list.update({
   switch.name: {
   'management_ipv4_address': switch.management.management_ipv4_address,
-  'serial_number': switch.serial_number
+  'serial_number': switch.serial_number,
+  'role': switch.role
   }
 }) %}
 {%- endfor %}
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 {%- set ns.ipv4 = interface.ipv4_address %}
 {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}
+{% if not (switch.role == 'spine' and loopback_id == vtep_lo_id) %}
 - entity_name: "{{ switch_list[switch.name].serial_number }}~loopback{{ loopback_id }}"
   pool_type: IP
   pool_name: "LOOPBACK{{ loopback_id }}_IP_POOL"
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@
   resource: "{{ ns.ipv4 }}"
   switch:
     - "{{ switch_list[switch.name].management_ipv4_address }}"
+{% endif %} 
 {% endfor %}
 {% endmacro %}
 {# resource for routing loopback #}
diff --git a/roles/validate/files/rules/ibgp_vxlan/208_manual_ipaddress_allocation.py b/roles/validate/files/rules/ibgp_vxlan/208_manual_ipaddress_allocation.py
index 38d86485..82a57e75 100644
--- a/roles/validate/files/rules/ibgp_vxlan/208_manual_ipaddress_allocation.py
+++ b/roles/validate/files/rules/ibgp_vxlan/208_manual_ipaddress_allocation.py
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ def match(cls, data_model):
             vtep_loopback_name = f"loopback{underlay_vtep_loopback_id}"
             vtep_loopback_found = cls.check_interface_with_ipv4(interfaces, vtep_loopback_name)
 
-            if not vtep_loopback_found:
+            switch_role = switch.get("role", "").lower()
+
+            if not vtep_loopback_found and switch_role != "spine":
                 cls.results.append(
                     f"Switch '{switch_name}' is missing a configured interface '{vtep_loopback_name}' with an IPv4 address."
                 )