diff --git a/feature/bgp/policybase/otg_tests/actions_med_localpref_prepend_flow_control/actions_MED_LocPref_prepend_flow_control_test.go b/feature/bgp/policybase/otg_tests/actions_med_localpref_prepend_flow_control/actions_MED_LocPref_prepend_flow_control_test.go
index c4f7ef088ef..81d429da224 100644
--- a/feature/bgp/policybase/otg_tests/actions_med_localpref_prepend_flow_control/actions_MED_LocPref_prepend_flow_control_test.go
+++ b/feature/bgp/policybase/otg_tests/actions_med_localpref_prepend_flow_control/actions_MED_LocPref_prepend_flow_control_test.go
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ func configureASLocalPrefMEDPolicy(t *testing.T, dut *ondatra.DUTDevice, policyT
 					t.Fatalf("BgpSetMedV7Unsupported deviation needs cli configuration for vendor %s which is not defined", dut.Vendor())
 				}
 			} else {
-				actions.GetOrCreateBgpActions().SetMed = oc.UnionInt32(policyValue)
+				metric, _ := strconv.Atoi(policyValue)
+				actions.GetOrCreateBgpActions().SetMed = oc.UnionInt32(uint32(metric))
 				actions.GetOrCreateBgpActions().SetMedAction = oc.BgpPolicy_BgpSetMedAction_SET
 				actions.PolicyResult = oc.RoutingPolicy_PolicyResultType_ACCEPT_ROUTE
 			}