diff --git a/src/ethernet_interface.cpp b/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
index a98b176..a42488d 100644
--- a/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "config_parser.hpp"
 #include "neighbor.hpp"
 #include "network_manager.hpp"
-#include "routing_table.hpp"
 #include "vlan_interface.hpp"
 
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
@@ -91,13 +90,12 @@
     EthernetInterfaceIntf::dhcpEnabled(dhcpEnabled);
     EthernetInterfaceIntf::ipv6AcceptRA(getIPv6AcceptRAFromConf());
     EthernetInterfaceIntf::nicEnabled(enabled ? *enabled : queryNicEnabled());
-    route::Table routingTable;
-    auto gatewayList = routingTable.getDefaultGateway();
-    auto gateway6List = routingTable.getDefaultGateway6();
+    const auto& gatewayList = manager.getRouteTable().getDefaultGateway();
+    const auto& gateway6List = manager.getRouteTable().getDefaultGateway6();
     std::string defaultGateway;
     std::string defaultGateway6;
 
-    for (auto& gateway : gatewayList)
+    for (const auto& gateway : gatewayList)
     {
         if (gateway.first == intfName)
         {
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    for (auto& gateway6 : gateway6List)
+    for (const auto& gateway6 : gateway6List)
     {
         if (gateway6.first == intfName)
         {
diff --git a/src/network_manager.cpp b/src/network_manager.cpp
index e2d48f1..48e3848 100644
--- a/src/network_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/network_manager.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@
 
 void Manager::createChildObjects()
 {
+    routeTable.refresh();
+
     // creates the ethernet interface dbus object.
     createInterfaces();
 
diff --git a/src/network_manager.hpp b/src/network_manager.hpp
index ceb62c4..a93940f 100644
--- a/src/network_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/network_manager.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "dhcp_configuration.hpp"
 #include "ethernet_interface.hpp"
+#include "routing_table.hpp"
 #include "system_configuration.hpp"
 #include "vlan_interface.hpp"
 #include "xyz/openbmc_project/Network/VLAN/Create/server.hpp"
@@ -155,6 +156,15 @@
         return (interfaces.find(intf) != interfaces.end());
     }
 
+    /** @brief Get the routing table owned by the manager
+     *
+     * @return Routing table reference.
+     */
+    inline const auto& getRouteTable() const
+    {
+        return routeTable;
+    }
+
   protected:
     /** @brief Persistent sdbusplus DBus bus connection. */
     sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;
@@ -177,6 +187,9 @@
 
     /** @brief Network Configuration directory. */
     fs::path confDir;
+
+    /** @brief The routing table */
+    route::Table routeTable;
 };
 
 } // namespace network
diff --git a/src/routing_table.cpp b/src/routing_table.cpp
index 356338e..70131e8 100644
--- a/src/routing_table.cpp
+++ b/src/routing_table.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 using namespace phosphor::logging;
 using namespace sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::Error;
 
-Table::Table()
+void Table::refresh()
 {
     try
     {
diff --git a/src/routing_table.hpp b/src/routing_table.hpp
index 9b3b77e..efe054d 100644
--- a/src/routing_table.hpp
+++ b/src/routing_table.hpp
@@ -41,29 +41,25 @@
 class Table
 {
   public:
-    Table();
-    ~Table() = default;
-    Table(const Table&) = default;
-    Table& operator=(const Table&) = default;
-    Table(Table&&) = default;
-    Table& operator=(Table&&) = default;
+    /** @brief Rebuilds the routing table from the kernel */
+    void refresh();
 
     /**
      * @brief gets the default v4 gateway.
      *
      * @returns the default v4 gateway list.
      */
-    std::map<std::string, std::string> getDefaultGateway() const
+    inline const auto& getDefaultGateway() const
     {
         return defaultGateway;
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * @brief gets the default v6 gateway.
      *
      * @returns the default v6 gateway list.
      */
-    std::map<std::string, std::string> getDefaultGateway6() const
+    inline const auto& getDefaultGateway6() const
     {
         return defaultGateway6;
     };
diff --git a/src/system_configuration.cpp b/src/system_configuration.cpp
index c37cfc6..d1c1ed0 100644
--- a/src/system_configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/system_configuration.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "system_configuration.hpp"
 
 #include "network_manager.hpp"
-#include "routing_table.hpp"
 
 #include <phosphor-logging/elog-errors.hpp>
 #include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
@@ -36,11 +35,10 @@
     bus(bus), manager(parent)
 {
     auto name = getHostNameFromSystem();
-    route::Table routingTable;
 
     SystemConfigIntf::hostName(name);
-    auto gatewayList = routingTable.getDefaultGateway();
-    auto gateway6List = routingTable.getDefaultGateway6();
+    const auto& gatewayList = manager.getRouteTable().getDefaultGateway();
+    const auto& gateway6List = manager.getRouteTable().getDefaultGateway6();
     // Assign first entry of gateway list
     std::string gateway;
     std::string gateway6;