diff --git a/internal/utils/template.go b/connectivity/manifests/template/template.go
similarity index 51%
rename from internal/utils/template.go
rename to connectivity/manifests/template/template.go
index 9dafcec3aa..cb3586d71d 100644
--- a/internal/utils/template.go
+++ b/connectivity/manifests/template/template.go
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-package utils
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Copyright Authors of Cilium
+
+package template
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"text/template"
+	"html/template"
 )
 
-// RenderTemplate executes temp with data and returns the result
-func RenderTemplate(temp string, data any) (string, error) {
+// Render executes temp template with data and returns the result
+func Render(temp string, data any) (string, error) {
 	tm, err := template.New("template").Parse(temp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/connectivity/suite.go b/connectivity/suite.go
index c0c499188f..e5e2a4fac7 100644
--- a/connectivity/suite.go
+++ b/connectivity/suite.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/connectivity/check"
+	"github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/connectivity/manifests/template"
 	"github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/connectivity/tests"
-	"github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/internal/utils"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, ct *check.ConnectivityTest, addExtraTests func(*ch
 		"clientEgressL7HTTPMatchheaderSecretYAML":  clientEgressL7HTTPMatchheaderSecretYAML,
 		"echoIngressFromCIDRYAML":                  echoIngressFromCIDRYAML,
 	} {
-		val, err := utils.RenderTemplate(temp, ct.Params())
+		val, err := template.Render(temp, ct.Params())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}