diff --git a/charts/openg2p-selfservice-api/templates/virtualservice.yaml b/charts/openg2p-selfservice-api/templates/virtualservice.yaml
index 999206a..5622363 100644
--- a/charts/openg2p-selfservice-api/templates/virtualservice.yaml
+++ b/charts/openg2p-selfservice-api/templates/virtualservice.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
   http:
   - match:
     - uri:
-        {{- toYaml .Values.istio.virtualservice.uri | nindent 8 }}
+        prefix: {{ .Values.istio.virtualservice.prefix }}
     {{- if .Values.istio.virtualservice.rewriteUri }}
     rewrite:
       uri: {{ .Values.istio.virtualservice.rewriteUri }}
diff --git a/charts/openg2p-selfservice-api/values.yaml b/charts/openg2p-selfservice-api/values.yaml
index eef2761..6ea5425 100644
--- a/charts/openg2p-selfservice-api/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/openg2p-selfservice-api/values.yaml
@@ -88,14 +88,13 @@ envVarsFrom:
       key: password
 
 istio:
-  enabled: true
+  enabled: false
   virtualservice:
     enabled: true
     host: ""
     gateway: "istio-system/all-hosts"
-    uri:
-      prefix: "/selfservice/v1/"
-    rewriteUri: "/"
+    prefix: /selfservice/v1/
+    rewriteUri: /
   gateway:
     enabled: false
     host: ""
diff --git a/charts/openg2p-selfservice-ui/templates/virtualservice.yaml b/charts/openg2p-selfservice-ui/templates/virtualservice.yaml
index 88c2f29..c5b93e9 100644
--- a/charts/openg2p-selfservice-ui/templates/virtualservice.yaml
+++ b/charts/openg2p-selfservice-ui/templates/virtualservice.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,24 @@ spec:
     - {{ .Values.istio.virtualservice.gateway }}
     {{- end }}
   http:
+  {{- if .Values.istio.virtualservice.apiPrefix }}
+  - match:
+    - uri:
+        prefix: {{ .Values.istio.virtualservice.apiPrefix }}
+    {{- if .Values.istio.virtualservice.apiRewriteUri }}
+    rewrite:
+      uri: {{ .Values.istio.virtualservice.apiRewriteUri }}
+    {{- end }}
+    route:
+    - destination:
+        {{- if .Values.istio.virtualservice.apiServicePath }}
+        host: {{ .Values.istio.virtualservice.apiServicePath }}
+        {{- else }}
+        host: {{ include "portal.fullname" . | replace "ui" "api" }}
+        {{- end }}
+        port:
+          number: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+  {{- end }}
   - match:
     - uri:
         {{- toYaml .Values.istio.virtualservice.uri | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/openg2p-selfservice-ui/values.yaml b/charts/openg2p-selfservice-ui/values.yaml
index 536308a..a26b5af 100644
--- a/charts/openg2p-selfservice-ui/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/openg2p-selfservice-ui/values.yaml
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ istio:
     enabled: true
     host: ""
     gateway: "istio-system/all-hosts"
-    uri:
-      regex: '^\/selfservice(?:\/v1)'
+    prefix: /selfservice
+    apiPrefix: /selfservice/v1/
+    apiRewriteUri: /
     redirectToSelfServiceEnabled: true
   gateway:
     enabled: false