diff --git a/pkg/vpcmodel/nodesExplainability.go b/pkg/vpcmodel/nodesExplainability.go
index e088cfea4..e07ce40b9 100644
--- a/pkg/vpcmodel/nodesExplainability.go
+++ b/pkg/vpcmodel/nodesExplainability.go
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ func (c *VPCConfig) computeRouterAndActualRules(potentialRules *rulesAndConnDeta
 		var filtersForExternal map[string]bool
 		if routingResource != nil {
 			filtersForExternal = routingResource.AppliedFiltersKinds() // relevant filtersExternal
+		var routingResource RoutingResource
+		var filtersForExternal map[string]bool
+		if err1 == nil && err2 == nil {
+			routingResource, _ = c.getRoutingResource(containingSrcNode, containingDstNode)
+	        	if routingResource != nil {
+		        	filtersForExternal = routingResource.AppliedFiltersKinds() // relevant filtersExternal
+		        }
 		}
 		potential.router = routingResource
 		potential.filtersExternal = filtersForExternal