diff --git a/pkg/tests/tasks/security/certmanager/yaml/cacerts/mesh.yaml b/pkg/tests/tasks/security/certmanager/yaml/cacerts/mesh.yaml
index 429586e3..d2b9785b 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/tasks/security/certmanager/yaml/cacerts/mesh.yaml
+++ b/pkg/tests/tasks/security/certmanager/yaml/cacerts/mesh.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
 metadata:
   name: {{ .Name }}
 spec:
+  policy:
+    type: Istiod
   addons:
     grafana:
       enabled: false