diff --git a/locales/en/plugin__nmstate-console-plugin.json b/locales/en/plugin__nmstate-console-plugin.json
index fbcea950..cc1d9c0c 100644
--- a/locales/en/plugin__nmstate-console-plugin.json
+++ b/locales/en/plugin__nmstate-console-plugin.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   "<0>List of objects depended by this object. If ALL objects in the list have been deleted, this object will be garbage collected. If this object is managed by a controller, then an entry in this list will point to this controller, with the controller field set to true. There cannot be more than one managing controller.</0><1><0>{{kind}}</0><1>metadata</1><2>ownerReferences</2></1>": "<0>List of objects depended by this object. If ALL objects in the list have been deleted, this object will be garbage collected. If this object is managed by a controller, then an entry in this list will point to this controller, with the controller field set to true. There cannot be more than one managing controller.</0><1><0>{{kind}}</0><1>metadata</1><2>ownerReferences</2></1>",
   "Aborted": "Aborted",
   "Actions": "Actions",
+  "Add {{label}} interface": "Add {{label}} interface",
   "Add another {{label}} interface": "Add another {{label}} interface",
   "Add another interface to the policy": "Add another interface to the policy",
   "Add Label": "Add Label",
diff --git a/src/utils/components/PolicyForm/PolicyWizard/InterfacesStep.tsx b/src/utils/components/PolicyForm/PolicyWizard/InterfacesStep.tsx
index 16676a64..dd1b46d0 100644
--- a/src/utils/components/PolicyForm/PolicyWizard/InterfacesStep.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/components/PolicyForm/PolicyWizard/InterfacesStep.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   V1NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicy,
 } from '@types';
 import { useNMStateTranslation } from '@utils/hooks/useNMStateTranslation';
-import { getPolicyInterfaces } from '@utils/resources/policies/utils';
+import { getPolicyInterfaces, getPolicyInterfacesByType } from '@utils/resources/policies/utils';
 
 import PolicyFormOVSBridgeMapping from '../components/PolicyFormOVSBridgeMapping';
 import { doesOVSBridgeExist } from '../utils';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const InterfacesStep: FC<InterfacesStepProps> = ({ policy, setPolicy, interfaceT
 
   const firstInterfaceType = interfaceTypes?.[0];
   const isOVSBridge = isBindingStep && doesOVSBridgeExist(policy);
-
+  const noCurrentStepInterfaces = getPolicyInterfacesByType(policy, interfaceTypes[0]).length === 0;
   const addNewInterface = () => {
     setPolicy((draftPolicy) => {
       if (!draftPolicy.spec?.desiredState?.interfaces) {
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ const InterfacesStep: FC<InterfacesStepProps> = ({ policy, setPolicy, interfaceT
             onClick={addNewInterface}
             variant={ButtonVariant.link}
           >
-            <span>{t('Add another {{label}} interface', { label: label.toLowerCase() })}</span>
+            <span>
+              {t(`Add ${noCurrentStepInterfaces ? '' : 'another '}{{label}} interface`, {
+                label: label.toLowerCase(),
+              })}
+            </span>
           </Button>
         </Content>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/utils/resources/policies/utils.ts b/src/utils/resources/policies/utils.ts
index c859ec31..ba708682 100644
--- a/src/utils/resources/policies/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/resources/policies/utils.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,30 @@ export const getPolicyInterfaces = (
   policy: V1NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicy,
 ): NodeNetworkConfigurationInterface[] => policy.spec?.desiredState?.interfaces || [];
 
+export const getPolicyInterfacesByType = (
+  policy: V1NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicy,
+  interfaceType: InterfaceType,
+): NodeNetworkConfigurationInterface[] => {
+  switch (interfaceType) {
+    case InterfaceType.ETHERNET:
+      return getPolicyEthernetInterfaces(policy);
+    case InterfaceType.BOND:
+      return getPolicyBondingInterfaces(policy);
+    case InterfaceType.LINUX_BRIDGE:
+    case InterfaceType.OVS_BRIDGE:
+      return getPolicyBridgingInterfaces(policy);
+    default:
+      return [];
+  }
+};
+
 export const getPolicyEthernetInterfaces = (policy): NodeNetworkConfigurationInterface[] =>
   getPolicyInterfaces(policy)?.filter((iface) => iface.type === InterfaceType.ETHERNET) || [];
 
 export const getPolicyBondingInterfaces = (policy): NodeNetworkConfigurationInterface[] =>
   getPolicyInterfaces(policy)?.filter((iface) => iface.type === InterfaceType.BOND) || [];
 
-export const getPolicyBrdigingInterfaces = (policy): NodeNetworkConfigurationInterface[] =>
+export const getPolicyBridgingInterfaces = (policy): NodeNetworkConfigurationInterface[] =>
   getPolicyInterfaces(policy)?.filter((iface) =>
     [InterfaceType.LINUX_BRIDGE, InterfaceType.OVS_BRIDGE].includes(iface.type),
   ) || [];
diff --git a/src/views/nodenetworkconfiguration/components/TopologySidebar/constants.ts b/src/views/nodenetworkconfiguration/components/TopologySidebar/constants.ts
index e7f11dbb..d4d0cc4b 100644
--- a/src/views/nodenetworkconfiguration/components/TopologySidebar/constants.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodenetworkconfiguration/components/TopologySidebar/constants.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicyModel from 'src/console-models/NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicyModel';
 
-import {
-  InterfaceType,
-  NodeNetworkConfigurationInterface,
-  V1NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicy,
-} from '@types';
-import { NETWORK_STATES } from '@utils/components/PolicyForm/constants';
+import { V1NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicy } from '@types';
 
 export const initialPolicy: V1NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicy = {
   apiVersion: `${NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicyModel.apiGroup}/${NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicyModel.apiVersion}`,
@@ -15,20 +10,7 @@ export const initialPolicy: V1NodeNetworkConfigurationPolicy = {
   },
   spec: {
     desiredState: {
-      interfaces: [
-        {
-          name: 'br0',
-          type: InterfaceType.LINUX_BRIDGE,
-          state: NETWORK_STATES.Up,
-          bridge: {
-            options: {
-              stp: {
-                enabled: false,
-              },
-            },
-          },
-        } as NodeNetworkConfigurationInterface,
-      ],
+      interfaces: [],
     },
   },
 };