diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 7e7418d..5425201 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ spec:
         envFrom:
           - configMapRef:
               name: route-to-httpproxy-config
-        image: ghcr.io/snapp-incubator/route-to-contour-httpproxy:1.2.4
+        image: ghcr.io/snapp-incubator/route-to-contour-httpproxy:1.2.5
         name: manager
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
diff --git a/internal/controller/route/handler.go b/internal/controller/route/handler.go
index faf885b..292bea8 100644
--- a/internal/controller/route/handler.go
+++ b/internal/controller/route/handler.go
@@ -307,11 +307,6 @@ func (r *RouteReconciler) assembleHttpproxy(ctx context.Context, owner *routev1.
 		}
 	}
 
-	loadBalancerPolicy, err := utils.GetLoadBalancerPolicy(owner)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get loadbalancer policy: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	// use `tcpproxy` for passthrough mode and `routes` for other termination modes
 	if owner.Spec.TLS != nil && owner.Spec.TLS.Termination == "passthrough" {
 		httpproxy.Spec.TCPProxy = &contourv1.TCPProxy{}
@@ -332,6 +327,11 @@ func (r *RouteReconciler) assembleHttpproxy(ctx context.Context, owner *routev1.
 		}
 	} else {
 		for _, sameRoute := range sameHostRoutes {
+			loadBalancerPolicy, err := utils.GetLoadBalancerPolicy(&sameRoute)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get loadbalancer policy: %w", err)
+			}
+
 			ports, err := r.getTargetPorts(ctx, &sameRoute)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get route target port, %v", err)